Anti-melanotransferrin antibodies are used for the immunodetection of the protein encoded by the MELTF gene. In humans, the canonical protein has a reported length of 738 amino acid residues and a mass of 80.2 kDa. Its subcellular localization is in the cell membrane. Alternative splicing is reported to yield 2 different isoforms for this protein. A member of the Transferrin protein family, it is known to be involved in iron cellular uptake. Post-translational modifications have been described, including glycosylation. Other names for this target antigen include MAP97, MFI2, MTF1, MTf, antigen p97 (melanoma associated) identified by monoclonal antibodies 133.2 and 96.5, and CD228. Gene orthologs have been identified in the mouse, rat, bovine, frog, zebrafish, chimpanzee and chicken species. A number of melanotransferrin antibodies have been mentioned in research publications and have associated citations. ELISA is a widely used application for these antibodies. Western Blot and Immunohistochemistry are also common applications.