Recombinant Human MUC-1 Fc Chimera Alexa Fluor® 488 Protein

Recombinant Human MUC-1 Fc Chimera Alexa Fluor® 488 Protein Summary

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Background: MUC-1

MUC-1 (Mucin-1) is a type 1 transmembrane glycoprotein that is normally expressed on the apical surface of most epithelial cells (1, 2). It is known to be overexpressed by various human carcinomas and is shed into circulation (2). The extracellular domain is made up of tandem repeats (TRs) of 20 aa each, with each TR containing five potential O-glycosylation sites (3). The number of TRs vary between 25-100, depending on the allele (3). Within the mature region including 16 TRs (residues 24-380), human MUC-1 shares 30% aa sequence identity with mouse and rat MUC-1. It has been reported that high expression level of MUC-1 generally correlates with increased mortality rates (4). In addition, MUC-1 is aberrantly underglycosylated on cancer cells with short and sialylated O-linked glycans in contrast to the long, branched chain seen in normal epithelial cells (4-7). It has been demonstrated that MUC-1 can interact with E-selectin and ICAM-1 to mediate firm adhesion of circulating tumor cells and subsequent extravasation in the metastatic adhesion cascade (4). Furthermore, MUC-1 can modulate the tumor immunological microenvironment through engagement of Siglec-9 by inducing the recruitment of beta-catenin to the cytoplasmic tail of MUC-1, increasing the expression of PD-L1 by macrophages, and activating the MEK-ERK pathway (5, 6). MUC-1 can also interact with Galectin-3 to promote EGFR activation thus regulating EGFR-associated tumorigenesis and cancer progression (7).

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This product is provided under an agreement between Life Technologies Corporation and R&D Systems, Inc, and the manufacture, use, sale or import of this product is subject to one or more US patents and corresponding non-US equivalents, owned by Life Technologies Corporation and its affiliates. The purchase of this product conveys to the buyer the non-transferable right to use the purchased amount of the product and components of the product only in research conducted by the buyer (whether the buyer is an academic or for-profit entity). The sale of this product is expressly conditioned on the buyer not using the product or its components (1) in manufacturing; (2) to provide a service, information, or data to an unaffiliated third party for payment; (3) for therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic purposes; (4) to resell, sell, or otherwise transfer this product or its components to any third party, or for any other commercial purpose. Life Technologies Corporation will not assert a claim against the buyer of the infringement of the above patents based on the manufacture, use or sale of a commercial product developed in research by the buyer in which this product or its components was employed, provided that neither this product nor any of its components was used in the manufacture of such product. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than research, contact Life Technologies Corporation, Cell Analysis Business Unit, Business Development, 29851 Willow Creek Road, Eugene, OR 97402, Tel: (541) 465-8300. Fax: (541) 335-0354.
This product is provided under an agreement between Life Technologies Corporation and R&D Systems, Inc, and the manufacture, use, sale or import of this product is subject to one or more US patents and corresponding non-US equivalents, owned by Life Technologies Corporation and its affiliates. The purchase of this product conveys to the buyer the non-transferable right to use the purchased amount of the product and components of the product only in research conducted by the buyer (whether the buyer is an academic or for-profit entity). The sale of this product is expressly conditioned on the buyer not using the product or its components (1) in manufacturing; (2) to provide a service, information, or data to an unaffiliated third party for payment; (3) for therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic purposes; (4) to resell, sell, or otherwise transfer this product or its components to any third party, or for any other commercial purpose. Life Technologies Corporation will not assert a claim against the buyer of the infringement of the above patents based on the manufacture, use or sale of a commercial product developed in research by the buyer in which this product or its components was employed, provided that neither this product nor any of its components was used in the manufacture of such product. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than research, contact Life Technologies Corporation, Cell Analysis Business Unit, Business Development, 29851 Willow Creek Road, Eugene, OR 97402, Tel: (541) 465-8300. Fax: (541) 335-0354.

Related Research Areas

• Epithelial Cell Markers and Intracellular Molecules
• Epithelial Cell Polarity
• Special Glycoproteins
• Surface Ectodermal Cells