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HPA024684

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Anti-KRT20 antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution, Ab2

Synonym(s):

Anti-CK-20, Anti-Cytokeratin-20, Anti-K20, Anti-Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 20, Anti-Keratin-20, Anti-Protein IT

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:
NACRES:
NA.43

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
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technique(s)

immunoblotting: 0.04-0.4 μg/mL
immunohistochemistry: 1:200-1:500

immunogen sequence

ASYLEKVRTLEQSNSKLEVQIKQWYETNAPRAGRDYSAYYRQIEELRSQIKDAQLQNARCVLQIDNAKLAA

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... KRT20(54474)

General description

The gene KRT20 (keratin 20) is mapped to human chromosome 17. The gene encodes an intermediate filament which is mainly expressed in the gastrointestinal epithelial cells and epidermal Merkel cells. The protein is a type 1 keratin.

Immunogen

Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 20 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

KRT20 (keratin 20) helps in intermediate filament organization. In metastatic colorectal cancer, it can be used as a biomarker for checking circulating tumor cells.

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 APREST75841

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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Sara C Shalin et al.
The American Journal of dermatopathology, 36(11), 904-906 (2014-06-06)
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is recognized by its morphologic features and by its classic immunophenotypic properties. Although MCCs demonstrating nonclassic immunoreactivities have been described, a case documenting a change in immunophenotype during the course of disease progression has not been
M Lacroix et al.
The International journal of biological markers, 17(1), 5-23 (2002-04-09)
Breast cancer remains a major cause of death in women from Western countries. In the near future, advances in both nucleic acids technology and tumor biology should be widely exploited to improve the diagnosis, prognosis, and outcome prediction of this
Charlotte Welinder et al.
Cancer letters, 358(1), 43-46 (2014-12-22)
Cytokeratin 20 (CK20) is a well-established marker for colon epithelium. Herein, we suggest that CK20 is a biomarker for detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Blood specimens (7.5 mL) were collected during surgery after liver mobilization
Qin Zhou et al.
Molecular biology of the cell, 14(7), 2959-2971 (2003-07-15)
Of the >20 epithelial keratins, keratin 20 (K20) has an unusual distribution and is poorly studied. We began to address K20 function, by expressing human wild-type and Arg80-->His (R80H) genomic (18 kb) and cDNA K20 in cells and mice. Arg80
Qin Zhou et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 281(24), 16453-16461 (2006-04-13)
Keratin polypeptide 20 (K20) is an intermediate filament protein with preferential expression in epithelia of the stomach, intestine, uterus, and bladder and in Merkel cells of the skin. K20 expression is used as a marker to distinguish metastatic tumor origin

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