• Species Reactivity

  Rat

• Specificity

  Detects rat MCAM/CD146 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In Western blots, approximately 5% cross-reactivity with recombinant human MCAM is observed.

• Source

  Polyclonal Goat IgG

• Purification

  Antigen Affinity-purified

• Immunogen

  Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant rat MCAM/CD146    
  Arg19-Lys560    
  Accession # Q9EPF2

• Formulation

  Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

• Label

  Unconjugated

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Western Blot

  0.1 µg/mL

  Recombinant Rat MCAM/CD146

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• Flow Cytometry

  2.5 µg/10    ⁶ cells

  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 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

• Shipping

  The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. *Small pack size (SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at -20 to -70 °C

• 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: MCAM/CD146

MCAM, also known as MUC18, is an Ig-superfamily glycoprotein that shows significant homology to several cell adhesion molecules, notably N-CAM. It was identified as an antigen on metastatic melanoma cells and is also expressed on a variety of normal and transformed cell types. MCAM expression is associated with tumor progression and metastasis, and may be involved in embryonic neuronal development.

• Long Name:

  Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  4162 (Human); 84004 (Mouse); 78967 (Rat)

• Alternate Names:

  CD146 antigen; CD146; cell surface glycoprotein MUC18; Cell surface glycoprotein P1H12; L-Gicerin; MCAM; melanoma adhesion molecule; melanoma cell adhesion moleculeS-endo 1 endothelial-associated antigen; Melanoma-associated antigen A32; Melanoma-associated antigen MUC18; MUC18; MUC18Gicerin