Glypican-3 (GPC3) is a glycosylphospatidyl inositol-anchored membrane protein, which may also be found in a secreted form. Anti-GPC3 has been identified as a useful tumor marker for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), hepatoblastoma, melanoma, testicular germ cell tumors, and Wilm s tumor. In patients with HCC, GPC3 is overexpressed in neoplastic liver tissue and elevated in serum, but is undetectable in normal liver, benign liver, and the serum of healthy donors. GPC3 expression is also found to be higher in HCC liver tissue than in cirrhotic liver or liver with focal lesions such as dysplastic nodules and areas of hepatic adenoma (HA) with malignant transformation. In the context of testicular germ cell tumors, GPC3 expression is up regulated in certain histologic subtypes, specifically yolk sac tumors and choriocarcinoma. A high level of GPC3 expression is also found in some types of embryonal tumors, such as Wilm s tumor and hepatoblastoma, with a low or undetectable expression in normal adjacent tissue. In patients with thyroid cancer, expression of GPC3 is dramatically enhanced in certain types of cancers: 100% in follicular carcinoma and 70% in papillary carcinoma. Expression of GPC3 in follicular carcinoma is significantly higher than that of follicular adenoma. In contrast, GPC3 is not expressed in anaplastic carcinoma.
Host
Mouse
Immunogen
Recombinant full-length human GPC3 protein
Isotype
IgG1 Kappa
Positive Control
293T cells or Hepatocellular carcinoma
Reactivity
Human, Rat
Recombinant
TRUE
Regulatory
RUO
Swissprot
P51654
Uniprot
644108
Gene Id
2719
Buffer
200μg/ml of recombinant MAb purified by Protein A/G. Prepared in 1mM PBS with 0.05% BSA & 0.05% azide. Also available WITHOUT BSA & azide at 1.0mg/ml.
Concentration
1.0mg/ml
Description
There are no warranties, expressed or implied, which extend beyond this description. Company is not liable for any personal injury or economic loss resulting from this product.
Purity
Purified Ab WITHOUT BSA and Azide at 1.0mg/ml
Applications
FACS, IF, IHC-F
Description
(Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires boiling tissue sections in 1mM EDTA buffer, pH 7.5-8.5, for 10-20 min followed by cooling at RT for 20 minutes),Optimal dilution for a specific application should be determined., FACS ; IF ; IHC-F
Dilution
FACS
0.5-1μg/million cells
IF
0.5-1μg/ml
IHC-F
0.5-1μg/ml for 30 minutes at RT
Reviews of Anti-Glypican-3 (GPC3) Antibody BHA10201538