Short Decsription
This product is a ready-to-use IHC kit for staining of CTNNA1. The kit provides all reagents, from antigen retrieval to cover slip mounting, that require little to no diluting or handling prior to use. Simply apply the reagents to your sample slide according to the protocol and you're steps away from obtaining high-quality IHC data.
Description
Alpha catenin is an essential component of adherens junctions that connects E-cadherin-β-catenin complexes with the actin cytoskeleton. It also recruits a range of other important proteins to developing intercellular junctions. Three alpha catenins exist in human: alpha-E-catenin, alpha-N-catenin, and alpha-T-catenin, which share substantial amino-acid sequence similarity but have distinct tissue distribution. alpha-E-catenin is ubiquitously expressed, alpha-N-catenin is restricted to neuronal tissue, and alpha-T-catenin is primarily expressed in heart tissue. Reduced levels of alpha-E-catenin protein seem to be characteristic of many different human cancers, including malignant tumours of the breast, colon, stomach, oesophagus, bladder and liver. In addition, the loss of alpha-E-catenin often correlates with the degree of tumour differentiation and metastasis.
Features
Ready to use
High Sensitivity Streptavidin (HSS) increases detection sensitivity
Suitable for tissue sections & cytospin preparations
Pre-diluted reagents minimize hands-on time
Optimizes mouse, rabbit, rat, goat, or sheep IgG primary antibody staining
Reactivity
Human, Mouse, Rat
Analytical Method
Immunohistochemistry
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