CA IX Monoclonal Antibody

Ab type

Primary antibody

Background

Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are a large family of zinc metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. They participate in a variety of biological processes, including respiration, calcification, acid-base balance, bone resorption, and the formation of aqueous humor, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, and gastric acid. They show extensive diversity in tissue distribution and in their subcellular localization. CA IX is a transmembrane protein and is one of only two tumor-associated carbonic anhydrase isoenzymes known. It is expressed in all clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, but is not detected in normal kidney or most other normal tissues. It may be involved in cell proliferation and transformation. This gene was mapped to 17q21.2 by fluorescence in situ hybridization, however, radiation hybrid mapping localized it to 9p13-p12.

Reactivity

Human

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG

Immunogen

Purified recombinant fragment of human CA IX expressed in E. Coli.

Storage Stability

-20°C for one year

Concentration

1 mg/ml

MolecularWeight_Da

N/A

synonyms

CA9; G250; MN; Carbonic anhydrase 9; Carbonate dehydratase IX; Carbonic anhydrase IX; CA-IX; CAIX; Membrane antigen MN; P54/58N; Renal cell carcinoma-associated antigen G250; RCC-associated antigen G250; pMW1