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BD Pharmingen™ Alexa Fluor™ 647 Mouse Anti-Human MART-1/Melan-A
Clone A103 (also known as A103) (RUO)






Flow cytometric analysis of MART-1/Melan-A expression by human SK-MEL-5 cells. Cells from the human SK-MEL-5 (Melanoma, ATCC HTB-70) cell line were fixed with BD Cytofix™ Fixation Buffer (Cat. No. 554655). The cells were washed and then permeabilized and stained in BD Perm/Wash™ Buffer (Cat. No. 554723) with either Alexa Fluor™ 647 Mouse IgG1, κ Isotype Control (Cat No. 557732, dashed line histogram) or Alexa Fluor™ 647 Mouse Anti-Human MART-1/Melan-A antibody (Cat No. 567883; solid line histogram). The fluorescence histogram showing MART-1/Melan-A expression (or Ig Isotype control staining) was derived from gated events with the forward and side light-scatter characteristics of intact human SK-MEL-5 cells. Flow cytometry and data analysis were performed using a BD LSRFortessa™ Cell Analyzer System and FlowJo™ software.

Immunohistofluorescent staining of MART-1/Melan-A expressed in human melanoma tissue. Following antigen retrieval with BD Retrievagen A Buffer (Cat. No. 550524), sections from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, human melanoma cell-containing tissue were stained with Alexa Fluor™ 647 Mouse Anti-MART-1/Melan-A antibody (Cat. No. 567883; pseudo-colored red) and counterstained with DAPI (Cat. No. 564907, pseudo-colored blue). Original magnification: 20 X.


BD Pharmingen™ Alexa Fluor™ 647 Mouse Anti-Human MART-1/Melan-A

BD Pharmingen™ Alexa Fluor™ 647 Mouse Anti-Human MART-1/Melan-A

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- Alexa Fluor® 647 fluorochrome emission is collected at the same instrument settings as for allophycocyanin (APC).
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The A103 monoclonal antibody specifically recognizes Melanoma antigen recognized by T-cells 1 (MART-1) which is also known as Melan-A. This molecule is an ~13 kDa transmembrane protein that is encoded by MLANA and belongs to a melanocyte lineage-specific family of proteins. MART-1 (Melan-A) is found in melanosomes and the endoplasmic reticulum of melanocytes and melanoma cells as well as retinal pigment epithelium. The A103 antibody labels melanomas and other tumors showing melanocytic differentiation. The A103 antibody can also reportedly stain adrenal cortical cells and steroid-producing cells in the ovary and testis. MART-1 (Melan-A) plays a role in melanosome biosynthesis and can serve as a target antigen recognized by cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
Development References (4)
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Chen YT, Stockert E, Jungbluth A, et al. Serological analysis of Melan-A(MART-1), a melanocyte-specific protein homogeneously expressed in human melanomas.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996; 93(12):5915-9. (Immunogen: Immunohistochemistry, Western blot). View Reference
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Coulie PG, Brichard V, Van Pel A, et al. A new gene coding for a differentiation antigen recognized by autologous cytolytic T lymphocytes on HLA-A2 melanomas.. J Exp Med. 1994; 180(1):35-42. (Biology). View Reference
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Jungbluth AA, Busam KJ, Gerald WL, et al. A103: An anti-melan-a monoclonal antibody for the detection of malignant melanoma in paraffin-embedded tissues.. Am J Surg Pathol. 1998; 22(5):595-602. (Clone-specific). View Reference
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Kawakami Y, Eliyahu S, Delgado CH, et al. Cloning of the gene coding for a shared human melanoma antigen recognized by autologous T cells infiltrating into tumor.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994; 91(9):3515-9. (Biology). View Reference
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