Mucin 5AC Antibody (SPM488)

A synthetic peptide of human MUC5AC tandem repeat.

Cytoplasmic

Mucin 5AC glycoprotein (MUC5AC) is a HMW glycoprotein belonging to the superfamily of mucins. Mucins are produced by epithelial cells and can be divided into two families; secretory mucins and membrane bound mucins. MUC5AC is a mucus-forming, secreted mucin that is found in normal gastric and tracheo-bronchial mucosa, but absent from normal colon. MUC5AC expression is present in primary ovarian mucinous cancer but usually absent in colorectal adenocarcinoma, thus showing an expression pattern opposite to MUC2. Together with a panel of antibodies, Anti-MUC5AC may be useful for differential identification of primary mucinous ovarian tumors from colon adenocarcinoma metastatic to the ovary. MUC5AC antibodies may also be useful for identification of intestinal metaplasia as well as in the identification of pancreatic carcinoma and pre-cancerous changes vs. normal pancreas.

IgG1 Kappa

Monoclonal

Mouse

MUC5AC

Protein A or G purified

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Hu-chromosome location: 11p15.5
Molecular weight of antigen: >1,000kDa
Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin 1 – 2 ug/ml for 30 minutes at RT; Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires boiling tissue sections in 10mM citrate buffer, pH 6.0, for 10 – 20 min followed by cooling at RT for 20 minutes.