GCET2
Reactivity: Mouse
WB, IF (cc), IF (p)
Host: Rabbit
Polyclonal
AbBy Fluor® 750
Application Notes
Optimal dilution of the GCSAM antibody should be determined by the researcher.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Concentration
1 mg/mL
Buffer
1 mg/mL in 1X PBS, BSA free, sodium azide free
Preservative
Azide free
Storage
-20 °C
Storage Comment
Aliquot the GCSAM antibody and store frozen at -20oC or colder. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Target
GCET2
(Germinal Center Expressed Transcript 2 (GCET2))
Alternative Name
GCSAM
Background
HGAL/GCSAM contains a putative PDZ-interacting domain, an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM), and two putative SH2 binding sites. In B cells, its expression is specifically induced by interleukin-4. HGAL is specifically expressed in germinal center B-cells, but is absent in mantle and marginal zone B-cells and in the inter-follicular and para-cortical regions in normal tonsils and lymph nodes. Its high degree of specificity for germinal center B-cells makes anti-HGAL an ideal marker for the detection of germinal center-derived B-cell lymphomas. HGAL expression has been used to help elucidate nodal marginal zone lymphoma (NMZL) from cases of diffuse follicle center lymphoma. Additionally, HGAL expression was shown to correlate with survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).