Specific detection of Mr 83 000 Plakoglobin, "band 5" polypeptide of intercellular adhering junctions (also described as γ-catenin). Excellent marker for all forms of intercellular adhering junctions, such as: desmosomes of epithelial and myocardial cells (incl. cultured cells); zonulae and fasciae adherentes of epithelia, endothelia of blood vessels and myocardial cells; adherens-type junctions (e.g. lens tissue, pigmented retinal cells, Sertoli cells of testis)
- Clonality: Polyclonal
- Host: Guinea Pig
- Reactivity: Human, Mouse
- Antigen: synthetic N-terminus of human plakoglobin (aa5 –aa21), identical to γ-catenin
- Conjugate: unconjugated
- Quantity: 100 µl
- Storage: short term at 2-8°C; long term storage in aliquots at - 20 °C; avoid freeze/ thaw cycles
- Immunocytochemistry (ICC)
- Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
- Western Blotting (WB)