This antibody reacts with the first EGF repeat in the extracellular domain of Ep-CAM. It is a 40-43 kDa transmembrane epithelial glycoprotein, also identified as epithelial specific antigen (ESA), or epithelial cellular adhesion molecule (Ep-CAM). It is expressed on baso-lateral cell surface in most simple epithelia and a vast majority of carcinomas with the exception of adult squamous epithelium, hepatocytes and gastric epithelial cells. This antibody has been used to distinguish adenocarcinoma from pleural mesothelioma and hepatocellular carcinoma. This antibody is also useful in distinguishing serous carcinomas of the ovary from mesothelioma.
Type: Primary
Antigen: Ep-CAM
Clonality: Monoclonal
Clone: VU-1D9
Conjugation: Purified
Epitope:
Host: Mouse
Isotype: IgG1 kappa
Reactivity: Human