Anti-Mucin Gastric MUC5AC Antibody (Monoclonal, 45M1), Carrier-free

Mucin 5AC  (Muc5AC) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MUC5AC gene. Using real-time RT-PCR, Moehle et al.  (2006) found that MUC5AC was highly expressed in adult trachea and stomach. Expression was lower in adult lung and weak in fetal lung, and no expression was detected in other tissues. This gene has been linked to mucus hypersecretion in the pulmonary tracts and associated to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Moreover, Muc5ac is identified as a  and critical mediator of resistance during intestinal nematode infection.

Mucin-5AC ;MUC-5AC ;Gastric mucin ;Lewis B blood group antigen ;LeB ;Major airway glycoprotein ;Mucin-5 subtype AC, tracheobronchial;Tracheobronchial mucin ;TBM ;MUC5AC ;MUC5 ;

Highly expressed in surface mucosal cells of respiratory tract and stomach epithelia. Overexpressed in a number of carcinomas. Also expressed in Barrett's esophagus epithelium and in the proximal duodenum. .

Gel-forming glycoprotein of gastric and respiratoy tract epithelia that protects the mucosa from infection and chemical damage by binding to inhaled microrganisms and particles that are subsequently removed by the mucocilary system.

1. Hasnain, S. Z., Evans, C. M., Roy, M., Gallagher, A. L., Kindrachuk, K. N., Barron, L., Dickey, B. F., Wilson, M. S., Wynn, T. A., Grencis, R. K., Thornton, D. J. Muc5ac: a critical component mediating the rejection of enteric nematodes. J. Exp. Med. 208: 893-900, 2011. 2. Moehle, C., Ackermann, N., Langmann, T., Aslanidis, C., Kel, A., Kel-Margoulis, O., Schmitz-Madry, A., Zahn, A., Stremmel, W., Schmitz, G. Aberrant intestinal expression and allelic variants of mucin genes associated with inflammatory bowel disease. J. Molec. Med. 84: 1055-1066, 2006.

Store at -20℃ for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4℃ for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20℃ for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

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