Anti-EPCAM, AlpHcAbs® Human antibody

Details and Advantages
Applications: ELISA,Flow Cyt
Reactivity: Human
Conjugate: Unconjugated
Advantages:

High lot-to-lot consistency

Increased sensitivity and higher affinity

Animal-free production

Summary >
Description:
Anti-EPCAM, AlpHcAbs® Human antibody is designed for detecting human EPCAM specifically. Based on ELISA and/or FCM, Anti-EPCAM, AlpHcAbs® Human antibody reacts with human EPCAM specifically.

Immunogen: Recombinant human EPCAM
Host: Alpaca pacous
Isotype: Human IgG1
Conjugate: Unconjugated
Specificity: Human EPCAM
Purity: Recombinant Expression and Affinity purified
Concentration: 1mg/ml
Formation: Liquid, 10mM PBS (pH 7.5), 0.05% sucrose, 0.1% trehalose, 0.01% proclin300, 50% Glycerol
Storage: Store at –20 °C, (Avoid freeze / thaw cycles)

Background:
Ep-CAM (epithelial adhesion molecule, epithelial specific antigen, ESA) is a transmembrane glycoprotein expressed in the epithelium with a molecular weight of approximately 40 kDa, which functions as an epithelial cell adhesion molecule. Ep-CAM functions as a homotypic calcium-independent cell adhesion molecule, and has a direct impact on cell cycle, proliferation and metabolism of epithelial cells and fibroblasts due to its ability to rapidly induce the proto-oncogene c-myc and the cell cycle regulating genes cyclin A and E. Ep-CAM mediates Ca2+-independent homotypic interactions. Formation of Ep-CAM-mediated adhesions have a negative regulatory effect on adhesions mediated by classic cadherins, which may have strong effects on the differentiation and growth of epithelial cells. Ep-CAM overexpression was suggested to be associated with enhanced epithelial proliferation. Ep-CAM is highly expressed in human carcinomas, and is a marker for tumors of epithelial lineage. Ep-CAM is expressed on baso-lateral cell surface in most simple epithelia and many carcinoma types. Also, Ep-CAM reportedly distinguishes adenocarcinomas from pleural mesotheliomas.
Performance >
ELISA: 1:4,000-1:10000
Flow Cytometry:1:200-1:1000

Dilution factors are presented in the form of a range because the optimal dilution is a function of many factors, such as antigen density, permeability, etc. The actual dilution used must be determined empirically.