Cat. No. 517 003 |
50 µg specific antibody, lyophilized. Affinity purified with the immunogen. Albumin and azide were added for stabilization. For reconstitution add 50 µl H2O to get a 1mg/ml solution in PBS. Then aliquot and store at -20°C to -80°C until use. Antibodies should be stored at +4°C when still lyophilized. Do not freeze! |
Applications |
Immunocytochemistry (ICC) on 4% PFA fixed cells. Immunoreactivity is usually revealed by fluorescence. Some antibodies require special fixation methods. For details, please refer to the “Remarks” section.', $event)" style="cursor: help;">ICC: 1 : 500 up to 1 : 1000 gallery Immunohistochemistry (IHC) on 4% PFA perfusion fixed tissue with 24h PFA post fixation. Immunoreactivity is usually revealed by fluorescence or a chromogenic substrate. Some antibodies require special fixation methods or antigen retrieval steps. For details, please refer to the ”Remarks” section.', $event)" style="cursor: help;">IHC: 1 : 500 up to 1 : 1000 (see remarks) gallery Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P) of formalin fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue (some antibodies require special antigen retrieval steps, please refer to the ”Remarks” section). Immunoreactivity is usually revealed by fluorescence or a chromogenic substrate.', $event)" style="cursor: help;">IHC-P: 1 : 1000 gallery Immunohistochemistry on fresh frozen (IHC-Fr) cryo-tissue-sections. In contrast to standard PFA perfusion fixed tissues, fresh frozen cryo-tissue-sections can be variably postfixed with alcohols, acetone or PFA. Alcohol or acetone fixation is e.g. of advantage for antigens masked by PFA crosslinking. For recommended postfixation, please refer to the ”Remarks” section. Immunoreactivity is usually revealed by fluorescence or a chromogenic substrate.', $event)" style="cursor: help;">IHC-Fr: 1 : 500 Acetone fixation is recommended gallery |
Immunogen | Recombinant protein comprising the extracellular domain of mouse MCAM (UniProt Id: Q8R2Y2) |
Reactivity |
Reacts with: mouse (Q8R2Y2), rat (Q9EPF2). Other species not tested yet. |
Remarks |
IHC: Heat-mediated antigen retrieval (citrate buffer pH 6) is recommended |
Data sheet | 517_003.pdf |
The melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM, also known as MUC18, CD146, S-endo-1 or P1H12) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily that was originally described as a cell surface adhesion protein and marker for the progression and metastasis of melanoma (1,2). Metazoan MCAM has been detected in the majority of cell types, including vasculogenic cells (endothelial, pericytes and smooth muscle cells), epithelia, fibroblasts, mesenchymal stem cells and lymphocytes, with the exception of erythrocytes (3).
MCAM is a strongly glycosylated type I transmembrane protein. On the basis of a bioinformatical analysis, eight putative N-glycosylation sites in the extracellular are present in the extracellular fragment across all species (4).