Anti-DCTN6 antibodies are used in the immunodetection of the protein dynactin subunit 6. In humans, the canonical protein has a reported length of 190 amino acid residues and a mass of 20.7 kDa. Its subcellular localization is in the cytoplasm. It is ubiquitously expressed across many tissue types. A member of the Dynactin subunits 5/6 protein family, DCTN6 is known to be a part of the dynactin complex that activates the molecular motor dynein for ultra-processive transport along microtubules. Post-translational modifications have been described, including phosphorylation. Synonyms for this target antigen include WS3, p27, dynactin 6, dynactin subunit p27, novel RGD-containing protein, protein WS-3, and WS-3. DCTN6 gene orthologs have been reported in the mouse, rat, bovine, frog, zebrafish, chimpanzee and chicken species. A number of DCTN6 antibodies have been mentioned in research publications and have associated citations. Immunohistochemistry is a widely used application for these antibodies. ELISA and Western Blot are also common applications.