| Formulation |
EPCAM protein solution (1mg/ml) containing 20mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8.0), 0.4M urea and 10% glycerol. |
| Purity |
Greater than 85.0% as determined by SDS-PAGE. |
| Description |
EPCAM Human Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 267 amino acids (24-265 a.a.) and having a molecular mass of 30.1kDa.EPCAM is fused to a 25 amino acid His-tag at N-terminus & purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques. |
| Protein Background |
EPCAM is a carcinoma-associated antigen and belongs to a family which includes at least 2 type I membrane proteins. The EPCAM protein has a role in embryonic stem cells proliferation and differentiation. EPCAM is used as a target for immunotherapy treatment of human carcinomas. EPCAM is expressed on most normal epithelial cells and gastrointestinal carcinomas and acts as a homotypic calcium-independent cell adhesion molecule. Epithelial cell adhesion molecules (EPCAM) can act as a physical homophilic interaction molecule between intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) at the mucosal epithelium for supplying immunological barrier as a first line of defense against mucosal infection. EPCAM gene mutations result in congenital tufting enteropathy. |
| Expression host |
Escherichia Coli. |
| Synonyms |
Epithelial cell adhesion molecule, Ep-CAM, Adenocarcinoma-associated antigen, Cell surface glycoprotein Trop-1, Epithelial cell surface antigen, Epithelial glycoprotein, EGP, Epithelial glycoprotein 314, EGP314, hEGP314, KS 1/4 antigen, KSA, Major gastrointestinal tumor-associated protein GA733-2, Tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 1, CD326, EPCAM, GA733-2, M1S2, M4S1, MIC18, TACSTD1, TROP1, ESA, MK-1, DIAR5, EGP-2, EGP40, KS1/4, HNPCC8. |
| Reagent Appearance |
Sterile Filtered colorless solution. |
| Stability |
Store at 4°C if entire vial will be used within 2-4 weeks. Store, frozen at -20°C for longer periods of time. For long term storage it is recommended to add a carrier protein (0.1% HSA or BSA).Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles. |
| Amino acid sequence |
MGSSHHHHHH SSGLVPRGSH MGSHMQEECV CENYKLAVNC FVNNNRQCQC TSVGAQNTVI CSKLAAKCLV MKAEMNGSKL GRRAKPEGALQNNDGLYDPD CDESGLFKAK QCNGTSMCWC VNTAGVRRTD KDTEITCSER VRTYWIIIEL KHKAREKPYD SKSLRTALQK EITTRYQLDP KFITSILYEN NVITIDLVQN SSQKTQNDVD IADVAYYFEK DVKGESLFHS KKMDLTVNGE QLDLDPGQTL IYYVDEKAPE FSMQGLK. |
| Advantages |
Tissue sample tested and found negative for HIV-1 & 2 antibodies, Hepatatis B surface antigen, and Hepatatis C antibodies and HIV antigen. |
