• Species Reactivity

  Human

• Specificity

  Cytokeratin 18 antibodies are ideal for immunocytochemistry colocalization studies in intermediate filaments. The unconjugated antibody detects human Cytokeratin 18 in direct ELISAs and Western blots.

• Source

  Monoclonal Mouse IgG    ₁ Clone # 810811

• Purification

  Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

• Immunogen

  E. coli-derived recombinant human Cytokeratin 18    
  Ala239-Asp397    
  Accession # P05783

• Formulation

  Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with BSA as a carrier protein.

• Label

  Biotin

Applications

• Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Immunocytochemistry

  25 µg/mL

  See below

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Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Reconstitution

  Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

• Shipping

  The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

• Stability & Storage

  Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.

• 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

• 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: Cytokeratin 18

Cytokeratin 18; also known as KRT-18 (Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18), Cell proliferation-inducing gene 46 and Keratin-18) is a 44-48 kDa Class I (large keratins of acidic pH) member of the intermediate filament family of proteins. Individual keratins are always expressed in tandem with a second keratin, and these are found in all epithelial cells. The class I Cytokeratin 18 heterodimerizes/polymerizes with 50-52 kDa class II KRT-8 to form 8-10 nm filaments in single strata plus hepatic epithelia. Cytokeratin 18 and -8 are the first keratins to appear in the mammalian embyro. In the adult, Cytokeratin 18 appears to participate in subtractions and additions to the plasma membrane. In this regard, a number of intracellular proteins interact with Cytokeratin 18, including 14-3-3, HSPc70 and Mrj. Cytokeratin 18 may also be O‑glycosylated, and when so, serves to promote Akt-1 activity, thus protecting against apoptosis. Human Cytokeratin 18 is 430 amino acids (aa) in length. It contains an N-terminal "head" region (aa 1-79), a subsequent "rod" region (aa 80-387) with two coiled segments, and a C-terminal tail region. Cytokeratin 18 possesses at least 19 utilized phosphorylation sites plus five acetylated Lys residues. There are multiple isoforms that range from 20-40 kDa in size and are the result of caspase cleavage. A principal cleavage site occurs after Asp238. Over aa 239-397, human Cytokeratin 18 shares 86% aa sequence identity with mouse Cytokeratin 18.

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  3875 (Human); 16668 (Mouse)

• Alternate Names:

  Cell proliferation-inducing gene 46 protein; cell proliferation-inducing protein 46; CK-18; CYK18; Cytokeratin 18; cytokeratin-18; K18; Keratin 18; keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18; keratin-18; KRT18