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Keratin 7 (R458) Antibody #4898

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Source
W IF-IC H Endogenous 55 Rabbit

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting  IF-IC=Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry)
Reactivity Key:  H=Human
Species cross-reactivity is determined by western blot. Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology.

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

Keratin 7 (R458) Antibody detects endogenous levels of total keratin 7 protein.

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the carboxy terminus of human keratin 7 protein. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from HeLa and A549 cells using Keratin 7 (R458) Antibody.

IF-IC

IF-IC

Confocal immunofluorescent analysis of HeLa (left) and MCF7 (right) cells using Keratin 7 (R458) Antibody (green). Actin filaments have been labeled with DY-554 phalloidin (red). Blue pseudocolor = DRAQ5® #4084 (fluorescent DNA dye).

Background

Keratins (cytokeratins) are intermediate filament proteins that are mainly expressed in epithelial cells. Keratin heterodimers composed of an acidic keratin (or type I keratin, keratins 9 to 23) and a basic keratin (or type II keratin, keratins 1 to 8) assemble to form filaments (1,2). Keratin isoforms demonstrate tissue- and differentiation-specific profiles that make them useful as biomarkers (1). Research studies have shown that mutations in keratin genes are associated with skin disorders, liver and pancreatic diseases, and inflammatory intestinal diseases (3-6).

Keratin 7 and keratin 19 are present in hepatic and pancreatic progenitor/stem cells (7,8).

  1. Moll, R. et al. (1982) Cell 31, 11-24.
  2. Chang, L. and Goldman, R.D. (2004) Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 5, 601-13.
  3. Ramaekers, F.C. and Bosman, F.T. (2004) J Pathol 204, 351-4.
  4. Lane, E.B. and McLean, W.H. (2004) J Pathol 204, 355-66.
  5. Zatloukal, K. et al. (2004) J Pathol 204, 367-76.
  6. Owens, D.W. and Lane, E.B. (2004) J Pathol 204, 377-85.
  7. Iyer, A. et al. (2008) Hum Pathol 39, 1370-7.
  8. Meier, K. et al. (2009) Ann Anat 191, 70-82.

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