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Also known as
Cytokeratin 8
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Other names
keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8 isoform 2; Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8; keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8; cytokeratin 8; cytokeratin-8; type-II keratin Kb8; keratin 8; Cytokeratin-8; CK-8; Keratin-8; K8; Type-II keratin Kb8
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Category
Antibodies
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Subcategory
Mnoclonal antibodies
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Gene name
KRT8
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Gene name synonims
N/A
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Other gene names
KRT8; KRT8; K8; KO; CK8; CK-8; CYK8; K2C8; CARD2; CYK8; CK-8; K8
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Clonality
Monoclonal
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Immunoglobulin isotype
IgG1
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Clone
TS1
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Host organism
Mouse (Mus musculus)
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Species reactivity
Human (Homo sapiens). Does not react with Rat (Rattus norvegicus).; Due to limited knowledge and inability for testing each and every species, the reactivity of the antibody may extend to other species which are not listed hereby.
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Specificity and cross reactivity
Cytokeratin 8 (CK8) belongs to the type II (or B or basic) subfamily of high molecular weight cytokeratins and exists in combination with cytokeratin 18 (CK18). CK8 is primarily found in the non-squamous epithelia and is present in majority of adenocarcinomas and ductal carcinomas. It is absent in squamous cell carcinomas. Hepatocellular carcinomas are defined by the use of antibodies that recognize only cytokeratin 8 and 18. CK8 exists on several types of normal and neoplastic epithelia, including many ductal and glandular epithelia such as colon, stomach, small intestine, trachea, and esophagus as well as in transitional epithelium. Anti-CK8 does not react with skeletal muscle or nerve cells. Epithelioid sarcoma, chordoma, and adamantinoma show strong positivity corresponding to that of simple epithelia (with antibodies against CK8, CK18 and CK19). Reportedly, anti-CK8 is useful for the differentiation of lobular ("ring-like, perinuclear") from ductal ("peripheral-predominant") carcinoma of the breast.; Since it is not possible to test each and every species our knowledge on the corss reactivity of the antibodies is limited. This particular antibody might cross react with speacies outside of the listed ones.
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Purification method
N/A
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Form Appearance
N/A
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Concentration
N/A
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Storage and shipping
Store the antibody at +4C. Temperature variations in the range of 1 to 7 degrees Celsius are tolerable. We recommend NOT to freeze the antibody. Antibody is stable for 24 months.
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Tested applications
ELISA (EIA), Flow Cytometry (FC/FACS), Immunofluorescence (IF), Immunoprecipitation (IP), Western Blot (WB), Immunohistology (IH)
