anti-Cytokeratin 8/18, NCL-5D3, ascitesfluid, IgG2a

The antibody recognizes all simple epithelia including glandular epithelia. It does not react with stratified squamous epithelium. Useful for the differentiation between carcinomas and lymphomas. In immunoblotting (Western) NCL 5D3 is directed against the the 52.2 kD keratin K8 (originally reported also to 45 kD keratin K18; formerly also designated cytokeratins according to the Moll-catalogue). Epitope has been mapped to aa 353-367 on alpha helical rod domain of keratin K8 (Waseem et al., 2004) Positive control: Glandular epithelium Waseem A, Karsten U, Leigh IM, Purkis P, Waseem NH, Lane BE: Conformational changes in the rod domain of human keratin 8 following heterotypic association with keratin 18 and its implication for filament stability. Biochemistry 43, 1283-1295 (2004).