Anti-CLDN7 antibody produced in rabbit

CLDN7 (claudin-7) belongs to the family of tight junction proteins called claudins, which are responsible for the maintenance of epithelial barrier function. This family has at least 24 members, and they are all membrane proteins. It has a short N-terminal facing the cytosol, two extraplasmic domains, and cytosolic C-terminal. Its spans the membrane four times.

Claudin-7 recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

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CLDN7 (claudin-7) prevents the invasion and migration of human lung cancer cells, and induces apoptosis by activating caspases, post cisplatin treatment of lung cancer cells. It interacts with CD44 and EpCAM, and might form a membrane-anchoring protein complex, which helps it to reside in the plasma membrane. It is up-regulated in colon cancer, where it facilitates tumorigenesis. Its expression is also associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colitis-associated cancer. It is either completely inactivated or under-expressed in human breast cancer, and is also linked with relapse of the same. Studies on human breast cancer MCF-7 cell line, show that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α induces the expression of CLDN7, which leads to accumulation of β-catenin in the cytosol. This way CLDN7 regulates apoptosis of MCF-7 cell line. It is over-expressed in epithelial ovarian cancer, where it might be involved in its invasion.

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• IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
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Corresponding Antigen APREST73174

Solution in phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 40% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide

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