gp100 / Melanosome / PMEL17 / SILV (clone PMEL/1825R), anti-human

Background:
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL s) recognize melanoma-associated antigens, which belong to three main groups. These groups include tumor-associated testis-specific antigens, melanocyte differentiation antigens and mutated or aberrantly expressed antigens, which are routinely used as markers to identify melanomas based on their binding to specific monoclonal antibodies. gp100, also designated ME20-M, ME20-S and PMEL 17, is classified as a melanocyte differentiation antigen and is expressed at low levels in normal cell lines and tissues, but is upregulated in melanocytes. gp100 is a highly glycosylated protein. It is also the product of proteolytic cleavage, which results in a secreted protein.

Other Names:
95kDa melanocyte-specific secreted glycoprotein, M-beta, Melanocyte lineage specific antigen GP100, Melanocyte protein Pmel 17, Melanoma associated ME20 antigen, Melanosomal matrix protein17, p100, p26, PMEL17, Premelanosome protein, Secreted melanoma-associated ME20 antigen, SILV, Silver homolog

Antigen Type:
Recombinant protein

Gene Name: PMEL
Gene ID: 6490
Primary Accession: P40967
Other Accession: 95972