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HPA018415

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Anti-UPK3A antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution, Ab3

Synonym(s):

Anti-UP3, Anti-UPIII, Anti-Uroplakin III, Anti-Uroplakin-3A

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

product line

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

species reactivity

human

enhanced validation

orthogonal RNAseq
independent
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technique(s)

immunohistochemistry: 1:200- 1:500

immunogen sequence

TFATNNPTLTTVALEKPLCMFDSKEALTGTHEVYLYVLVDSAISRNASVQDSTNTPLGSTFLQTEGGRTGPYKAVAFDLIPCSDLPSLDAIGDVS

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... UPK3A(7380)

General description

The gene uroplakin-3a (UPK3A) is mapped to human chromosome 22q. It is a transmembrane protein and is present at the apical membrane of superficial umbrella cells of urothelium.

Immunogen

Uroplakin-3A Precursor recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

Application

All Prestige Antibodies Powered by Atlas Antibodies are developed and validated by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project and as a result, are supported by the most extensive characterization in the industry.

The Human Protein Atlas project can be subdivided into three efforts: Human Tissue Atlas, Cancer Atlas, and Human Cell Atlas. The antibodies that have been generated in support of the Tissue and Cancer Atlas projects have been tested by immunohistochemistry against hundreds of normal and disease tissues and through the recent efforts of the Human Cell Atlas project, many have been characterized by immunofluorescence to map the human proteome not only at the tissue level but now at the subcellular level. These images and the collection of this vast data set can be viewed on the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) site by clicking on the Image Gallery link. We also provide Prestige Antibodies® protocols and other useful information.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Uroplakin-3a (UPK3A) forms heterodimer with another member of the same family, UPK1B. Absence of UPK3A in mouse model causes abnormal targeting of UPK1B. In addition, absence of UPK3A in urothelium causes formation of small plaques, leakiness and results in hydronephrosis. UPK3A is involved in uropathogenic Escherichia coli invasion. It interacts with the bacterial type-1 pilus adhesion, FimH, and undergoes phosphorylation with subsequent elevation of intracellular calcium. These signaling events are crucial for bacterial invasion and urothelial apoptosis. UPK3A is associated with urothelial carcinoma, carcinoma metastatic to the bladder. UPK3A is up-regulated in vesicoureteral reflux, a common congenital urinary tract anomaly.

Features and Benefits

Prestige Antibodies® are highly characterized and extensively validated antibodies with the added benefit of all available characterization data for each target being accessible via the Human Protein Atlas portal linked just below the product name at the top of this page. The uniqueness and low cross-reactivity of the Prestige Antibodies® to other proteins are due to a thorough selection of antigen regions, affinity purification, and stringent selection. Prestige antigen controls are available for every corresponding Prestige Antibody and can be found in the linkage section.

Every Prestige Antibody is tested in the following ways:
  • IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
  • Protein array of 364 human recombinant protein fragments.

Linkage

Corresponding Antigen APREST74565

Physical form

Solution in phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 40% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide

Legal Information

Prestige Antibodies is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Kiara Klopfer et al.
Anticancer research, 34(11), 6779-6784 (2014-11-05)
Urothelial carcinoma (UC) variants can be difficult to differentiate from carcinoma metastatic to the bladder. We examined immunostaining for uroplakin III in 43 cases of primary bladder UC variants including micropapillary UC (n=19), nested variant of UC (n=2), pleomorphic giant-cell
Shaoxi Liao et al.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer, 51(12), 1067-1078 (2012-08-14)
Only a minority of intraductal carcinomas of the breast give rise to stromally invasive disease. We microdissected 206 paraffin blocks representing 116 different cases of low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Fifty-five were pure DCIS (PD) cases without progression to
Tomislav Tadin et al.
Pathology, research and practice, 210(5), 279-284 (2014-02-21)
Numerous immunohistochemical biomarkers for patients with urothelial bladder cancer have been identified in order to predict their biological behavior. The aim of this present study was to examine the uroplakin III (UPIII) expression in homogenous group of non-muscle invasive bladder
Hideaki Iwaki et al.
International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association, 14(10), 918-923 (2007-09-21)
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the most common congenital urinary tract anomaly. This disease can pose a major threat to the kidneys as twenty percent of patients with endstage renal disease are reported to have VUR. Although genetic studies for uroplakin
R Moll et al.
The American journal of pathology, 147(5), 1383-1397 (1995-11-01)
Uroplakins (UPs) Ia, Ib, II, and III, transmembrane proteins constituting the asymmetrical unit membrane of urothelial umbrella cells, are the first specific urothelial differentiation markers described. We investigated the presence and localization patterns of UPs in various human carcinomas by

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