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Species Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Rat, Bovine, Hamster, Primate

Applications

Block/Neutralize, Dot Blot, Electron Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin, Immunoprecipitation, Knockdown Validated, Protein Array, Simple Western, Western Blot

Label

DyLight 350 (Excitation = 353 nm, Emission = 432 nm)

Antibody Source

Polyclonal Rabbit IgG

Concentration

Please see the vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services.

Product Specifications

Immunogen

Calreticulin Antibody was developed against a fusion protein to mouse Calreticulin

Reactivity Notes

Other species not tested.

Localization

Calreticulin staining is localized to the ER in most cell types and under most conditions.

Marker

Endoplasmic Reticulum Marker

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Rabbit

Isotype

IgG

Applications for Calreticulin Antibody [DyLight 350]

Application
Recommended Usage

Block/Neutralize

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Dot Blot

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Electron Microscopy

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Flow Cytometry

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Immunohistochemistry

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Immunoprecipitation

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Knockdown Validated

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Protein Array

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Simple Western

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Western Blot

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.
Application Notes
Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Immunogen affinity purified

Formulation

50mM Sodium Borate

Preservative

0.05% Sodium Azide

Concentration

Please see the vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Store at 4C in the dark.

Background: Calreticulin

Calreticulin, also called CALR, is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein that functions as a calcium (Ca2+) buffering molecular chaperone (1-3). Together with calnexin and ERp57, calreticulin has a critical role in protein folding and quality control of newly synthesized glycoproteins (1-3). Calreticulin has many diverse functions beyond Ca2+ binding, including cell adhesion, lectin binding, apoptosis, nuclear transport, antigen presentation, and immune response (1-3). Specifically, calreticulin is part of the peptide-loading complex that resides on the ER membrane and is responsible for antigen loading onto MHC class I molecules (1-3). Calreticulin protein has a theoretical molecular weight of 46 kDa and is 417 amino acids (aa) in length (1-3). The protein has three main domains: the N-terminal lectin-like domain, the proline-rich P-domain, and the acidic C-domain which is followed by an ER-retention KDEL signal sequence (1-3).

Given its role in multiple biological processes, it makes sense that calreticulin is implicated in both healthy and disease states. Studies have found that calreticulin mutations were present in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MFN) and essential thrombocythaemia (ET) (4). Calreticulin expression is typically upregulated in most cancer lines, however it is downregulated in some tissues including cervical carcinomas, prostate cancer, and human colon adenocarcinoma (3). High expression of calreticulin on cancer cells is related to tumor cell phagocytosis and is often correlated with, and counteracted by, elevated CD47 expression to prevent cancer cell phagocytosis (3). Calreticulin mutations can serve as a major diagnostic biomarker for MFN and ET and additionally the calreticulin gene may be a potential target for cancer therapeutics (3,4).

References

1. Michalak, M., Groenendyk, J., Szabo, E., Gold, L. I., & Opas, M. (2009). Calreticulin, a multi-process calcium-buffering chaperone of the endoplasmic reticulum. The Biochemical Journal. https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20081847

2. Fucikova, J., Spisek, R., Kroemer, G., & Galluzzi, L. (2021). Calreticulin and cancer. Cell Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41422-020-0383-9

3. Sun, J., Mu, H., Dai, K., & Yi, L. (2017). Calreticulin: a potential anti-cancer therapeutic target. Die Pharmazie. https://doi.org/10.1691/ph.2017.7031

4. Prins, D., Gonzalez Arias, C., Klampfl, T., Grinfeld, J., & Green, A. R. (2020). Mutant Calreticulin in the Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. HemaSphere. https://doi.org/10.1097/HS9.0000000000000333

Alternate Names

Autoantigen Ro, CALR, Calregulin, cC1qR, CRT, SSA, Vasostatin

Gene Symbol

CALR

Additional Calreticulin Products

Product Documents for Calreticulin Antibody [DyLight 350]

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Product Specific Notices for Calreticulin Antibody [DyLight 350]



DyLight (R) is a trademark of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and its subsidiaries.

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

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