Cytokeratin 8 Antibody (AE3) [Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594]

• Reactivity: Hu, Mu, Rt, Bv, Ch, Pm, Rb
• Applications: WB, Flow, IHC
• Clone: AE3
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Conjugate: Alexa Fluor Plus 594

Cytokeratin 8 Antibody (AE3) [Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594] Summary

• Immunogen: Human epidermal cells
• Localization: Cell Membrane and Cytoplasmic
• Marker: Epithelial Cell Marker
• Specificity: Recognizes most of the basic (Type II) keratins, HMW cytokeratins. It is broadly reactive and stains positively almost all epithelia and their neoplasms. AE3 reacts with all layers of epidermis (basal layer and above). The antibody is an excellent marker for distinguishing carcinomas from non-epithelial tumours. It has been used for studying the immunolocalisation of epidermal keratins, tissue distribution of keratins, various diseases of epidermis, oral mucosa and other epithelia and other epithelia development.
• Isotype: IgG1
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Gene: KRT8
• Purity: Protein A or G purified

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Immunohistochemistry-Frozen
  • Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin
  • Western Blot
• Application Notes: Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Reactivity Notes

Please note that this antibody is reactive to Mouse and derived from the same host, Mouse. Mouse-On-Mouse blocking reagent may be needed for IHC and ICC experiments to reduce high background signal. You can find these reagents under catalog numbers PK-2200-NB and MP-2400-NB. Please contact Technical Support if you have any questions.

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Store at 4C in the dark.
• Buffer: 50mM Sodium Borate
• Preservative: 0.05% Sodium Azide
• Purity: Protein A or G purified

Notes

This product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. The transfer of this product is conditioned on the buyer using the purchased product solely in research conducted by the buyer, excluding contract research or any fee for service research, and the buyer must not (1) use this product or its components for (a) diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes; (b) testing, analysis or screening services, or information in return for compensation on a per-test basis; or (c) manufacturing or quality assurance or quality control, and/or (2) sell or transfer this product or its components for resale, whether or not resold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than as described above, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com. This conjugate is made on demand. Actual recovery may vary from the stated volume of this product. The volume will be greater than or equal to the unit size stated on the datasheet.

Alternate Names for Cytokeratin 8 Antibody (AE3) [Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594]

• CARD2
• CK8
• CK-8
• CYK8
• Cytokeratin 8
• Cytokeratin-8
• EndoA
• K2C8
• K8
• keratin 8
• keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
• keratin-8
• KO
• KRT8
• Type-II keratin Kb8

Background

Cytokeratins are a subfamily of intermediate filaments and characterized by remarkable biochemical diversity. Cytokeratins are represented in epithelial tissues by at least 20 different polypeptides, molecular weight between 40 kDa and 68 kDa. The individual cytokeratin polypeptides are designated 1 to 20 and divided into the type I (acidic cytokeratins 9-20) and type II (basic to neutral cytokeratins 1-8) families.

Limitations

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

Bioinformatics

• Gene Symbol: KRT8