MAGEC2 pAb

MAGE-C2/C3 (Melanoma-associated antigen C2, Hepatocellular carcinoma-associated antigen 587) is a 373 amino acid protein encoded by the human gene MAGEC2. Genes of the MAGE family direct the expression of tumor antigens that are recognized on human melanomas by autologous cytolytic T lymphocytes. Among tumor tissues, MAGE-C2/C3 is frequently expressed in seminomas, melanomas, and bladder transitional cell carcinomas. It is also expressed in a significant fraction of head and neck carcinomas, breast carcinomas, nonsmall-cell lung carcinomas, and sarcomas. In hepatocellular carcinoma, there is a inverse correlation between tumor differentiation and protein expression, i.e. the lower the differentiation, the higher percentage of expression. MAGE-C2/C3 is not expressed in normal tissues, except in germ cells in the seminiferous tubules and in Purkinje cells of the cerebellum. It is strongly expressed in spermatogonia and primary spermatocytes, however, at later stages of maturation, expression gradually decreases to become undetectable in mature spermatids.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Catalog Number

BS5956

Size

100ug/100ul

Applications

WB

Hosts

Rabbit

Reactivities

Hum, Mouse, Rat

Form

liquid

Purity

The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE).

Antigen

Synthetic peptide, corresponding to amino acids 237-282 of Human MAGEC2.

Species

MAGEC2 pAb detects endogenous levels of MAGEC2 protein.

Dilutions

WB: 1:500~1:1000

Swiss Prot

Q9UBF1

Storage Temp

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

Concentration

1ug/ul

Storage Buffer

1 mg/ml in Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) with 0.05% sodium azide, approx. pH 7.2.

Additional Info

For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedure.

Molecular Weight

~ 41 kDa

Alternative Names

Melanoma-associated antigen C2; Cancer/testis antigen 10; CT10; Hepatocellular carcinoma-associated antigen 587; MAGE-C2 antigen; MAGE-E1 antigen; MAGE-C2; HCA587; MAGEE1