Human Basic Cytokeratin

Mouse

Human, Rat (tested or 100% immunogen sequence identity)

IgG1,k Monoclonal

BCCK1-1

Unconjugated

Protein G purified

Unmodified. Also available Ready-to-Use, Azide-free, BSA-free.

Amino acid sequence common to basic keratins.

Human Basic Cytokeratin

• IHC
• IHC - Paraffin (0.5 - 1 µg/ml)
• Immunofluorescence (1 - 2 µg/ml)
• Western blot (1 - 2 µg/ml)

There are two types of cytokeratins/keratins/CKs: the acidic type I cytokeratins and the basic or neutral type II cytokeratins. The subsets of cytokeratins which an epithelial cell expresses depends mainly on the type of epithelium, the moment in the course of terminal differentiation and the stage of development. Thus this specific keratin fingerprint allows the classification of all epithelia upon their keratin expression profile. Furthermore this applies also to the malignant counterparts of the epithelia (carcinomas), as the keratin profile tends to remain constant when an epithelium undergoes malignant transformation. The main clinical implication is that the study of the keratin profile by immunohistochemistry techniques is a tool of immense value widely used for tumor diagnosis and characterization in surgical pathology. Titering of the Basic Cytokeratin antibody may be required for optimal performance. FFPE testing requires sections to be boiled in pH6 10mM citrate buffer for 10-20 minutes, followed by cooling at RT for 20 minutes, prior to staining. This Basic Cytokeratin antibody detects the following keratins/CKs: CK1 (67kDa), CK3 (64kDa), CK4 (59kDa), CK5 (58 kDa), CK6 (56kDa), CK8 (52 kDa).

1X PBS, 0.1 mg/ml BSA, 0.05% sodium azide

Store at 2°C to 8°C.

For research use only. Intended for use by laboratory professionals.

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