Anti-Hu CD326 Alexa Fluor® 488

Isotype

Mouse IgG1
Specificity

The mouse monoclonal antibody 323/A3 recognizes an extracellular epitope of CD326 / EpCAM, a marker of epithelial lineages, that is over-expressed in many carcinomas.
Application

WB, FC (QC tested), ICC
Application details

Flow cytometry: The reagent is designed for analysis of human blood cells using 4 μl reagent / 100 μl of whole blood or 10⁶ cells in a suspension. The content of a vial (0.4 ml) is sufficient for 100 tests.
Reactivity

Human
Negative species

Rat
Immunogen

Human breast cancer MCF-7 cells
Preparation

Purified antibody is conjugated with Alexa Fluor^® 488 NHS ester under optimum conditions and unconjugated antibody and free fluorochrome are removed by size-exclusion chromatography.
Formulation

Stabilizing phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.4, 15 mM sodium azide
Storage and handling

Store at 2-8°C. Protect from prolonged exposure to light. Do not freeze.

Description:

CD326 / EpCAM (also known as ESA, EGP40, EGP-2, KSA1/4, CO17-1A, GA733-2, MOC31, Ber-EP4) is a 40 kDa transmembrane glycoprotein serving as adhesion molecule in the basolateral membranes in a variety of epithelial cells. CD326 mediates calcium-independent homotypic cell-cell adhesions. CD326 over-expression has been detected in many epithelial tumours and is often associated with bad prognosis. It has been used for diagnostics of (pre-) malignancies at early stages.