MUC1/CA15-3/EMA/CD227 (Epithelial Marker)

Product Specifications

Gene Name

[MUC1]

NCBI Gene ID

4582

Reactivity

Human. Others not known.

Storage Conditions

Antibody with azide - store at 2 to 8 degree C.<br>Antibody without azide - store at -20 to -80 degree C.<br>Antibody is stable for 24 months. Non-hazardous. No MSDS required.

Specificity

This MAb reacts with MUC1, a large transmembrane glycoprotein expressed on the ductal surface of normal glandular epithelia. It is used as tracer agent in CA15.3 assays. The extracellular domain of MUC1 largely consists of a highly conserved, O-glycosylated 20 amino acids tandem repeat which can occur 30-100 times per molecule depending on the length of the allele involved. In the vast majority of human carcinomas this protein is up-regulated and poorly glycosylated and appears on the cell surface in a non-polarized fashion. The dominant epitope of this MAb involves both amino acids as well as sugar moieties. Its epitope is destroyed by desialylation i.e. treatment with Neuraminidase.

Other Gene Names

[MUC1; MUC1; EMA; MCD; PEM; PUM; KL-6; MAM6; MCKD; PEMT; CD227; H23AG; MCKD1; MUC-1; ADMCKD; ADMCKD1; CA 15-3; MUC-1/X; MUC1/ZD; MUC-1/SEC; PUM; MUC-1; CA 15-3; KL-6; PUM; PEM; EMA; MUC1-NT; MUC1-alpha; MUC1-beta]