Thermo Fisher Scientific CD146 Monoclonal Antibody (OJ79c), FITC

Applications

Tested Dilution

Publications

Flow Cytometry (Flow)

Assay-dependent

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Product Specifications

Species Reactivity

Dog, Human, Pig

Published species

Human

Host/Isotype

Mouse / IgG1

Class

Monoclonal

Type

Antibody

Clone

OJ79c

Immunogen

Recombinant human MUC18 (D1-D5) Fc protein.

Conjugate

FITC FITC FITC

Excitation/Emission Max

498/517 nm View spectra

Form

Liquid

Concentration

0.1 mg/mL

Purification

purified

Storage buffer

PBS with 1% BSA

Contains

0.09% sodium azide

Storage conditions

4° C, store in dark

Shipping conditions

Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)

RRID

AB_1071291

Product Specific Information

OJ79c recognizes human Cell surface glycoprotein MUC18, also known as CD146, Cell surface glycoprotein P1H12, Melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM) or S-endo 1 endothelial-associated antigen. CD146 is a 646 amino acid single pass type 1 transmembrane glycoprotein with a calculated molecular mass of ~72 kDa. However due to extensive N-linked glycosylation CD146 migrates in polyacrylamide gels with an apparent molecular mass of ~118 kDa. CD146 is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily bearing 2 V-type Ig-like and 3 C-type Ig-like domains. CD146 is expressed by all endothelial cells and by melanoma cells and appears to act as an adhesion molecule (UniProt: P43121). Expression in melanoma may be linked to tumor progression (Lehmann et al. 1989).Mouse anti Human CD146 antibody, clone OJ79c is highly expressed on pericytes and has been utilized for the identification of perivascular mesenchymal precursor cells from cardiac muscle using flow cytometry (Chen et al. 2014).

Target Information

CD146 (MCAM) is an integral membrane glycoprotein belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily. CD146 is expressed at cell-cell junctions in all endothelial cells, and has also been observed in other normal and malignant cell types. In addition to its recognized role as a calcium-independent cell adhesion molecule, CD146 may also act as a signal transduction molecule in the recruitment of Fyn kinase, and in the subsequent tyrosine-phosphorylation of intracellular proteins involved in actin cytoskeleton assembly. CD146 plays a role in cell adhesion, and in cohesion of the endothelial monolayer at intercellular junctions in vascular tissue. CD146 expression may allow melanoma cells to interact with cellular elements of the vascular system, thereby enhancing hematogeneous tumor spread. Further, CD146 could be an adhesion molecule active in neural crest cells during embryonic development. CD146 acts also as surface receptor that triggers tyrosine phosphorylation of FYN and PTK2, and a transient increase in the intracellular calcium concentration.

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