Ep-CAM / CD326 (Epithelial Marker) Antibody - With BSA and Azide
Mouse Monoclonal Antibody [Clone EGP40/826 ]
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Application
| WB, IHC, IF, FC |
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Primary Accession | P16422 |
Other Accession | 4072, 542050 |
Reactivity | Human |
Host | Mouse |
Clonality | Monoclonal |
Isotype | Mouse / IgG1, kappa |
Clone Names | EGP40/826 |
Calculated MW | 40-43kDa |
Gene ID | 4072 |
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Other Names | Epithelial cell adhesion molecule, Ep-CAM, Adenocarcinoma-associated antigen, Cell surface glycoprotein Trop-1, Epithelial cell surface antigen, Epithelial glycoprotein, EGP, Epithelial glycoprotein 314, EGP314, hEGP314, KS 1/4 antigen, KSA, Major gastrointestinal tumor-associated protein GA733-2, Tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 1, CD326, EPCAM, GA733-2, M1S2, M4S1, MIC18, TACSTD1, TROP1 |
Storage | Store at 2 to 8°C.Antibody is stable for 24 months. |
Precautions | Ep-CAM / CD326 (Epithelial Marker) Antibody - With BSA and Azide is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
Name | EPCAM |
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Synonyms | GA733-2, M1S2, M4S1, MIC18, TACSTD1, TRO |
Function | May act as a physical homophilic interaction molecule between intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) at the mucosal epithelium for providing immunological barrier as a first line of defense against mucosal infection. Plays a role in embryonic stem cells proliferation and differentiation. Up-regulates the expression of FABP5, MYC and cyclins A and E. |
Cellular Location | Lateral cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell junction, tight junction. Note=Colocalizes with CLDN7 at the lateral cell membrane and tight junction |
Tissue Location | Highly and selectively expressed by undifferentiated rather than differentiated embryonic stem cells (ESC) Levels rapidly diminish as soon as ESC's differentiate (at protein levels). Expressed in almost all epithelial cell membranes but not on mesodermal or neural cell membranes. Found on the surface of adenocarcinoma. |
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Background
Recognizes a 40-43kDa transmembrane epithelial glycoprotein, identified as epithelial specific antigen (ESA), or epithelial cellular adhesion molecule (Ep-CAM). Ep-CAM is expressed on baso-lateral cell surface in most simple epithelia and a vast majority of carcinomas. This antibody has been used to distinguish adenocarcinoma from pleural mesothelioma and hepatocellular carcinoma. It is also useful in distinguishing serous carcinomas of the ovary from mesothelioma. This epithelial antigen plays an important role as a tumor-cell marker in lymph nodes from patients with esophageal carcinoma otherwise classified as node-negative. Epithelial antigen has also been suggested as a discriminator between basal cell and baso-squamous carcinomas, and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
References
Bjork, P., Jonsson, U., Svedberg, H., Larsson, K., Lind, P., Dillner, J., Hedlund, G., Dohlsten, M. and Kalland, T. 1993. Isolation, partial characterization, and molecular cloning of a human colon adenocarcinoma cell-surface glyco- protein recognized by the C215 mouse monoclonal antibody. J. Biol. Chem. 268: 24232-24241. |
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