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Rabbit Anti-Claudin 18/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
The Claudin superfamily consists of many structurally related proteins in humans (1). These proteins are important structural and functional components of tight junctions in paracellular transport (1,2). Claudins are located in both epithelial and endothelial cells in all tight junction-bearing tissues (1). Three classes of proteins are known to localize to tight junctions, including the Claudins, Occludin and Junction adhesion molecule (3). Claudins, which consist of four transmembrane domains and two extracellular loops make up tight junction strands (4). Emerging evidence suggests that the Claudin family of proteins regulates transport through tight junctions via differential discrimination for solute size and charge (5).Claudin expression is often highly restricted to specfic regions of different tissues and may have an important role in transcellular transport through tight junctions (6).
Function:
Plays a major role in tight junction-specific obliteration of the intercellular space, through calcium-independent cell-adhesion activity.
Subcellular Location:
Cell junction > tight junction. Cell membrane.
Tissue Specificity:
Concentrated at the cell-cell borders of epithelial cells.
Similarity:
Belongs to the claudin family.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 51208 Human
Entrez Gene: 56492 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 315953 Rat
Omim: 609210 Human
SwissProt: P56856 Human
SwissProt: P56857 Mouse
SwissProt: D3ZLY1 Rat
Unigene: 655324 Human
Unigene: 386784 Mouse
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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