There are two types of cytokeratins/keratins/CKs: the acidic type I cytokeratins and the basic or neutral type II cytokeratins.
The subsets of cytokeratins which an epithelial cell expresses depends mainly on the type of epithelium, the moment in the course of terminal differentiation and the stage of development.
Thus this specific keratin fingerprint allows the classification of all epithelia upon their keratin expression profile.
Furthermore this applies also to the malignant counterparts of the epithelia (carcinomas), as the keratin profile tends to remain constant when an epithelium undergoes malignant transformation.
The main clinical implication is that the study of the keratin profile by immunohistochemistry techniques is a tool of immense value widely used for tumor diagnosis and characterization in surgical pathology.
Applications:Suitable for use in Western Blot, Immunohistochemistry, Flow Cytometry and Immunofluorescence.
Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilution:Western Blot: 0.5-1ug/mlImmunofluorescence: 1-2ug/mlImmunohistochemistry (formalin-fixed paraffin sections): 1-2ug/ml for 30 min at RTFlow Cytometry: 0.5-1ug/106 cells in 0.1mlOptimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.
Storage and Stability:May be stored at 4°C for short-term only.
Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Store at -20°C.
Aliquots are stable for 12 months after receipt.
For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.
仕様
Size:100ug
Host:rabbit
Source Antibody:human
Grade:Affinity Purified
Purity:Purified by Protein A affinity chromatography.
Form:Supplied as a liquid in 1X PBS, 0.1mg/ml BSA, 0.05% sodium azide.
Specificity:Recognizes human acidic cytokeratin.
Clone # USB:KRTL/1577R
Isotype:IgG,k
Calc Applications Abbrev:FC IF IHC WB
Calc Crossreactivity:Hu
Immunogen:An aa sequence common to acidic/type I keratins.