BS7708

antibody from Bioworld Technology, Inc

Targeting: MCAM CD146, HEMCAM, MelCAM, METCAM, MUC18

Western blot (Data presented on provider website)

Immunohistochemistry (Data presented on provider website)

Antibody Data

Product number

BS7708

Provider

Bioworld Technology, Inc

Product name

MCAM polyclonal antibody

Antibody type

Polyclonal

Antigen

Recombinant full length Human MCAM.

Description

The tumorigenic and metastatic phenotype of melanoma cells correlates well with an increased expression of cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion receptors. The human Mel-CAM gene encodes a transmembrane glycoprotein, also designated MCAM, MUC18 or CD146, that belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily and functions as a Ca2+-independent cell adhesion molecule. The deduced human sequence of 603 amino acids consists of a signal peptide, five immunoglobulin-like domains, a transmembrane region and a short cytoplasmic tail. Mel-CAM expression is restricted to advanced primary and metastatic melanomas and to cell lines of the neuroectodermal lineage, but not normal melanocytes. Mel-CAM is found on 80% of advanced primary human mela-nomas and correlates well with development of metastatic disease. Mel-CAM activation initiates an outside-in signaling pathway that involves the protein tyrosine kinases Fyn, FAK and paxillin. Mel-CAM influences the dynamics of Actin cytoskeleton rearrangement and is essential for the maintenance of thymic architecture and function.

Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Rat

Host

Rabbit

Isotype

IgG

Vial size

100ul

Concentration

1 mg/ml

Storage

Store at 4°C short term. Aliquot and store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.