Anti-Cytokeratin, Acidic (Type I or LMW) (Epithelial Marker) Monoclonal Antibody (Clone: AE-1)

This MAb recognizes the 56.5kDa (CK10) ; 50kDa (CK14) ; 50kDa (CK15) ; 48kDa (CK16) ; 40kDa (CK19) keratins of the acidic (Type I or LMW) subfamily. Twenty human keratins are resolved with two-dimensional gel electrophoresis into acidic (pI , 48, 46, 45, and 40kDa. MAb AE3 recognizes the 65-67, 64, 59, 58, 56, and 52kDa keratins of basic subfamily. Many studies have shown the usefulness of keratins as markers in cancer research and tumor diagnosis. AE1/AE3 is a broad spectrum anti pan-keratin antibody cocktail, which differentiates epithelial tumors from non-epithelial tumors e.g. squamous vs. adenocarcinoma of the lung, liver carcinoma, breast cancer, and esophageal cancer.