MELAN-A/MART-1 is a melanocyte differentiation marker.
MELAN-A is expressed by a large proportion of melanoma tumors, both melanotic and amelanotic and by melanoma cell lines.
It is present in melanocytes of normal skin and retina, nevi and in more than 85% of melanomas.
MELAN-A/MART-1 is not expressed by non-melanoma malignancies.
It is recognized by autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
Subcellular fractionation shows that MART-1 is present in melanosomes and endoplasmic reticulum.
Seven other melanoma-associated antigens recognized by autologous cytotoxic T cells include MAGE-1, MAGE-1, tyrosinase, gp100, gp75, BAGE-1, and GAGE-1.
MART-1 (Melanoma Antigen Recognized by T-cells 1) or Melan-A is a newly identified melanocyte differentiation antigen recognized by autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
MART-1 is present in melanosomes and endoplasmic reticulum.
Applications:Suitable for use in Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot, and Immunohistochemistry.
Other applications have not been tested.
Recommended Dilution:Immunoprecipitation: Use Protein G; 2ug antibody/mg protein lysate
Western Blot: 1ug/ml for 2 hours at RT.
Immunohistochemistry (Frozen & formalin/paraffin): 1-2ug/ml for 30 min.
at RT.
Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires boiling tissue sections in 10mM citrate buffer, pH 6.0 for 10-20 min., followed by cooling at RT for 20 min.
Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.
Positive Control:CaC1 melanoma cells and melanomas.
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:mouse
Source Antibody:human
Grade:Affinity Purified
Purity:Purified by Protein G affinity chromatography.
Form:Supplied as a liquid in 10mM PBS, pH 7.4.Also available with BSA and azide (Cat # M2410-11).
Specificity:Recognizes human MART-1 at ~18kD. Labels melanomas and other tumors showing melanocytic differentiation. Does not stain tumor cells of epithelial, lymphoid, glial, or mesenchymal origin. Does not crossreact with MAGE-1 or tyrosinase protein. Species Crossreactivity: Canine
Clone # USB:0.N.399
Isotype:IgG1
Calc Applications Abbrev:IHC IP WB
Calc Crossreactivity:Ca Hu
Immunogen:Recombinant protein corresponding to human MART-1. Cellular Localization: Cytoplasmic.