Great antibody and good specificity

Cancer Immunology & AIDS
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Research Fellow

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Company:

Covance/Signet antibodies

Product Name:

CAK1 monoclonal antibody

Catalog Number:

SIG-3623

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I used this antibody to measure mesothelin expression on different cancer cell lines. I must say that the staining is pretty good and there is almost no background staining. I performed tests with multiple cell lines and a positive control (K562) that had transgenic expression of mesothelin. Upon analysis, I could clearly see the differences between the positive and negative cells (see flow image attached). The staining had to be standardized according to cell types. Cancer cells get a lot of background staining, but by using isotype control as well as gating out doublets in FSC-W and SSC-W plots, I was able to see very specific expression. Highly recommended for flow cytometry based assays. The company advertises for immunohistochemistry, but it works for flow as well.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Flow Cytometry

Sample

K562, Capan-2 and SKOV3 cells

Primary Incubation

1:40 for 45 minutes at room temperature

Blocking Agent

None

Secondary Incubation

1:250 for 30 minutes at room tempterature

Tertiary Incubation

NA

Detection

Flow cytometry on Alexa-fluor647 channel

Results Summary

K562 and Capan-2 cells show uniformly high expression of mesothelin, whereas SKOV3 cells showed two populations, one with high and one with low mesothelin expression.

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

Great specificity

The Bad

Need a high concentration for staining; expensive

The Bottom Line

No competitors available for this antibody, so the price is high. A great product to use on Flow cytometry based applications.

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