Human GPC3 / Glypican 3

Mouse

Human (tested or 100% immunogen sequence identity)

IgG1,k Recombinant Monoclonal

rGPC3/863

Unconjugated

Protein A/G purified

Unmodified. Also available Azide-free, Carrier-free.

Recombinant full-length human GPC3 protein. Antigen Molecular Weight: 67 kDa

Glypican-3 (GPC3) is a glycosylphospatidyl inositol-anchored membrane protein, which may also be found in a secreted form. Anti-GPC3 has been identified as a useful tumor marker for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), hepatoblastoma, melanoma, testicular germ cell tumors, and Wilms tumor. In patients with HCC, GPC3 is overexpressed in neoplastic liver tissue and elevated in serum, but is undetectable in normal liver, benign liver, and the serum of healthy donors. GPC3 expression is also found to be higher in HCC liver tissue than in cirrhotic liver or liver with focal lesions such as dysplastic nodules and areas of hepatic adenoma (HA) with malignant transformation. In the context of testicular germ cell tumors, GPC3 expression is up regulated in certain histologic subtypes, specifically yolk sac tumors and choriocarcinoma. A high level of GPC3 expression is also found in some types of embryonal tumors, such as Wilm's tumor and hepatoblastoma, with a low or undetectable expression in normal adjacent tissue. In patients with thyroid cancer, expression of GPC3 is dramatically enhanced in certain types of cancers: 100% in follicular carcinoma and 70% in papillary carcinoma. Expression of GPC3 in follicular carcinoma is significantly higher than that of follicular adenoma. In contrast, GPC3 is not expressed in anaplastic carcinoma.

• IHC - Paraffin (1:50)
• Immunofluorescence (1 - 2 µg/ml)
• Flow Cytometry (0.5 - 1 µg/10E6 cells)

Immunohistology (Formalin-fixed - 1-2 ug/ml for 30 minutes at RT - Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires boiling tissue sections in 10 mM Citrate Buffer, pH 6.0, for 10-20 min followed by cooling at RT for 20 minutes.) Optimal dilution for a specific application should be determined.

1 mM PBS, 0.05% BSA, 0.05% Sodium Azide

Store at 2°C to 8°C for up to 2 years.

For research use only. Intended for use by laboratory professionals.

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Uniprot: P51654 NCBI: NM_004484 NP_004475.1