CEACAM1 Recombinant Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (117), FITC, Invitrogen™

Description

• Preparation: This antibody was obtained from a rabbit immunized with purified, recombinant Mouse CD66a (CEACAM1) (Met1-Gly428) and conjugated with FITC under optimum conditions, the unreacted FITC was removed
• Storage: This antibody can be stored at 2C-8C for twelve months without detectable loss of activity
• Protected from prolonged exposure to light
• Do not freeze! Sodium azide is toxic to cells and should be disposed of properly
• Flush with large volumes of water during disposal
• CEACAM1 is a member of the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) gene family, which belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily
• Two subgroups of the CEA family, the CEA cell adhesion molecules and the pregnancy-specific glycoproteins, are located within a 1.2 Mb cluster on the long arm of chromosome 19
• Eleven pseudogenes of the CEA cell adhesion molecule subgroup are also found in the cluster
• The encoded protein was originally described in bile ducts of liver as biliary glycoprotein
• Subsequently, it was found to be a cell-cell adhesion molecule detected on leukocytes, epithelia, and endothelia
• The encoded protein mediates cell adhesion via homophilic as well as heterophilic binding to other proteins of the subgroup
• Multiple cellular activities have been attributed to the encoded protein, including roles in the differentiation and arrangement of tissue three-dimensional structure, angiogenesis, apoptosis, tumor suppression, metastasis, and the modulation of innate and adaptive immune responses
• Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been reported, but the full-length nature of only two has been determined.