• Species Reactivity

  Human

• Specificity

  Detects human Integrin alpha 3/CD49c.

• Source

  Monoclonal Mouse IgG    ₁ Clone # IA3

• Purification

  Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

• Immunogen

  Human milk epithelial cell line

• Formulation

  Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with BSA as a carrier protein.

• Label

  Biotin

Applications

• Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Flow Cytometry

  2.5 µg/10    ⁶ cells

  HT1080 human fibrosarcoma cell line

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• Immunocytochemistry

  8-25 µg/mL

  Immersion fixed HT1080 human fibrosarcoma cell line

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Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Preparation and Storage

• Reconstitution

  Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

• Shipping

  The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

• Stability & Storage

  Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.

• 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

• 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: Integrin alpha 3/CD49c

Integrins are transmembrane proteins that mediate interactions between adhesion molecules on adjacent cells and/or the extracellular matrix (ECM). Integrins have diverse roles in several biological processes including cell migration during development and wound healing, cell differentiation, and apoptosis. Their activities can also regulate the metastatic and invasive potential of tumor cells. They exist as heterodimers consisting of alpha and beta subunits. Some alpha and beta subunits exhibit specificity for one another and may be designated as a VLA (very late antigen) member. Heterodimers often preferentially bind certain cell adhesion molecules, or constituents of the ECM. Although they have no catalytic activity, integrins can be part of multimolecular signaling complexes known as focal adhesions.

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  3675 (Human); 16400 (Mouse)

• Alternate Names:

  antigen identified by monoclonal J143; CD49 antigen-like family member C; CD49c antigen; CD49c; FLJ34631; FLJ34704; FRP-2; Galactoprotein B3; GAP-B3; GAPB3CD49C; Integrin alpha 3; integrin alpha-3; integrin, alpha 3 (antigen CD49C, alpha 3 subunit of VLA-3 receptor); ITGA3; MSK18; VCA-2; very late activation protein 3 receptor, alpha-3 subunit; VL3A; VLA-3 subunit alpha; VLA3a