Invitrogen™ PSA-NCAM Monoclonal Antibody (12E3), eBioscience™, Invitrogen™

Mouse Monoclonal Antibody

Supplier:  Invitrogen™ 14911882

Catalog No. 50-112-2769

Description

Description: The monoclonal antibody 12E3 specifically recognizes polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) in human, mouse and rat. Polysialic acid is a long homopolymer of sialic acid that is negatively charged and is attached to neural cell adhesion molecule (CD56) and serves as a regulator of NCAM function. PSA attachment to NCAM is associated with inhibited adhesion of neural cells. PSA-NCAM expression is highly regulated and corresponds to specific neural developmental windows in which neural precursors are migrating and during the process of axonal sprouting, guidance, and targeting. PSA-NCAM expression is prevalent during development of the brain, but in the adult becomes restricted to regions undergoing self-renewal or exhibiting plasticity such as the olfactory bulb, suprachiasmatic nucleus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and specific spinal cord nuclei. PSA-NCAM is re-expressed during tumorigenesis and is also expressed on cell lines isolated from neuroblastomas and pheochromocytomas. Applications Reported: This 12E3 antibody has been reported for use in immunohistochemical staining of frozen tissue sections, immunohistochemical staining of formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue sections, microscopy, and immunocytochemistry. Applications Tested: This 12E3 antibody has been tested by immunocytochemistry of formaldehyde-fixed PC-12 (rat) cells and can be used at less than or equal to 20 μg/mL.

Polysialic acid is a long homopolymer of sialic acid that is negatively charged and is attached to neural cell adhesion molecule (CD56) and serves as a regulator of NCAM function. PSA attachment to NCAM is associated with inhibited adhesion of neural cells. PSA-NCAM expression is highly regulated and corresponds to specific neural developmental windows in which neural precursors are migrating and during the process of axonal sprouting, guidance, and targeting. PSA-NCAM expression is prevalent during development of the brain, but in the adult becomes restricted to regions undergoing self-renewal or exhibiting plasticity such as the olfactory bulb, suprachiasmatic nucleus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and specific spinal cord nuclei. PSA-NCAM is re-expressed during tumorigenesis and is also expressed on cell lines isolated from neuroblastomas and pheochromocytomas.

Specifications

• Antigen: PSA-NCAM
• Classification: Monoclonal
• Concentration: 0.5 mg/mL
• Formulation: PBS with 0.09% sodium azide; pH 7.2
• Gene Accession No.: P13591, P13595, P13596
• Gene Symbols: NCAM1
• Purification Method: Affinity chromatography
• Regulatory Status: RUO
• Gene ID (Entrez): 17967, 24586, 4684
• Content And Storage: 4°C
• Form: Liquid

• Applications: Immunohistochemistry (Frozen), Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin), Western Blot, Immunocytochemistry
• Clone: 12E3
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Gene: NCAM1
• Gene Alias: antigen recognized by monoclonal antibody 5.1H11; CD56; E-NCAM; MSK39; Ncam; N-CAM; NCAM1; N-CAM-1; NCAM-1; NCAMC; NCAM-C; neural cell adhesion molecule 1; neural cell adhesion molecule, NCAM; Polysialylated NCAM; PSA NCAM
• Host Species: Mouse
• Quantity: 100 μg
• Primary or Secondary: Primary
• Target Species: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Product Type: Antibody
• Isotype: IgM

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