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Anti-KRT15 antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

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

Synonym(s):

Anti-CK-15, Anti-Cytokeratin-15, Anti-K15, Anti-Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 15, Anti-Keratin-15

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

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
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technique(s)

immunoblotting: 0.04-0.4 μg/mL
immunofluorescence: 0.25-2 μg/mL
immunohistochemistry: 1:1000-1:2500

immunogen sequence

RLEQEIATYRSLLEGQDAKMAGIGIREASSGGGGSSSNFHINVEESVDGQVVSSHKREI

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... KRT15(3866)

General description

The gene KRT15 (keratin 15) is mapped to human chromosome 17q21. It is an acidic intermediate filament protein. KRT15 protein is mainly present in epidermal, esophageal and uterine cervical epithelia and in corneal limbal cells. Keratin filaments are commonly arranged as heterotypic pairs and result in formation of multimeric filaments.

Immunogen

Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 15 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

KRT15 (keratin 15) is a type I subtype of cytokeratin. Cytokeratins are essential for cell shape, motility and the integrity of the structure. During embryonic development, KRT15 is required for the formation of stratified epithelium tissue. It can serve as a marker for less differentiated basal epithelia and for small number of cells present around the hair follicle. Presence of high level of KRT15 protein (postnatally) is associated with malignant urothelial overgrowth. It is also variably expressed in oral squamous cell carcinoma and squamous intraepithelial neoplasm.

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 APREST75795

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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Cytokeratin 15 is an Effective Indicator for Progression and Malignancy of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas.
Shen YH, et al.
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17, 4217-4222 (2016)
Cytokeratin 15 marks basal epithelia in developing ureters and is upregulated in a subset of urothelial cell carcinomas.
Tai G, et al.
PLoS ONE, 8, e81167-e81167 (2013)
A Mouse Model of Hyperproliferative Human Epithelium Validated by Keratin Profiling Shows an Aberrant Cytoskeletal Response to Injury.
Zhussupbekova S, et al.
EBioMedicine, 9, 314-323 (2016)
Expression of basal cell keratin 15 and keratin 19 in oral squamous neoplasms represents diverse pathophysiologies.
Khanom R, et al.
Histology and Histopathology, 27, 949-959 (2012)

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