Description
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Product Name: | CSTA Antibody |
Product Sku: | CPAB0657 |
Size: | 5μg |
Host Species: | Mouse |
Immunogen: | Anti-human CSTA mAb, is derived from hybridization of mouse F myeloma cells with spleen cells from BALB/c mice immunized with a recombinant human CSTA protein 1-98 amino acids purified from Ecoli. |
Clone: | PAT1B12AT. |
Reactivity: | Other bodies |
Applications: | ELISA, Flow Cytometry |
Purification Method: | CSTA antibody was purified from mouse ascitic fluids by protein-A affinity chromatography. |
Isotype: | IgG1 |
Background: | Cystatin-A is the intracellular inhibitor of cysteine proteinase cathepsin B (CatB) and belongs to family 1 of the cystatin superfamily of inhibitor proteins. CSTA is a stefin that functions as a cysteine protease inhibitor, forming tight complexes with papain and the cathepsins B, H, and L. It has been proposed that extracellular CatB together with other classes of proteinases are all subjected to a cascade-like manner of activation. CatB and its inhibitor Cystatin-A are involved in degradation of extracellular matrix proteins during tissue remodeling. CSTA is one of the precursor proteins of cornified cell envelope in keratinocytes and plays a role in epidermal development and maintenance. Cystatin-A has been reported to be found in high concentrations in epithelial cells, polymorphonuclear leukocytes and lymphoid tissue. Stefins may be used as prognostic and diagnostic tools for cancer. |
Synonyms: | Cystatin-A, Cystatin-AS, Stefin-A, CSTA, STF1, STFA. |
Storage Buffer: | For periods up to 1 month store at 4°C, for longer periods of time, store at -20°C. Prevent freeze thaw cycles. |