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Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061) is a rabbit monoclonal antibody that is used to detect MelanA in Western Blot, Flow Cytometry (Intra), Flow Cytometry, IHC-P, ICC/IF. Suitable for Human samples.



- Using biophysical QC, antibody identity is confirmed at a molecular level for unrivalled batch-batch consistency

-Over 20 publications

-Over 20 publications


Images

Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (AB51061), expandable thumbnail
  • Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (AB51061), expandable thumbnail
  • Western blot - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (AB51061), expandable thumbnail
  • Western blot - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (AB51061), expandable thumbnail
  • Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (AB51061), expandable thumbnail

Publications

Key facts

Isotype
IgG
Host species
Rabbit
Storage buffer

pH: 7.2 - 7.4
Preservative: 0.01% Sodium azide
Constituents: 59% PBS, 40% Glycerol (glycerin, glycerine), 0.05% BSA

Form
Liquid
Clonality
Monoclonal

Immunogen

  • The exact immunogen used to generate this antibody is proprietary information.

Reactivity data

Select an application
Product promiseTestedExpectedPredictedNot recommended
IHC-PWBICC/IFFlow Cyt (Intra)
Human
Tested
Tested
Tested
Tested

Tested
Tested

Species
Human
Dilution info
1/1000
Notes

The immunostaining was performed on a Leica Biosystems BOND® RX instrument.

Perform heat-mediated antigen retrieval with citrate buffer pH 6 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.

Tested
Tested

Species
Human
Dilution info
1/20000
Notes

-

Tested
Tested

Species
Human
Dilution info
1/100
Notes

-

Tested
Tested

Species
Human
Dilution info
1/1000
Notes

ab172730 - Rabbit monoclonal IgG, is suitable for use as an isotype control with this antibody.

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Target data

Function

Involved in melanosome biogenesis by ensuring the stability of GPR143. Plays a vital role in the expression, stability, trafficking, and processing of melanocyte protein PMEL, which is critical to the formation of stage II melanosomes.

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Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061) is a rabbit monoclonal antibody that is used to detect MelanA in Western Blot, Flow Cytometry (Intra), Flow Cytometry, IHC-P, ICC/IF. Suitable for Human samples.



- Using biophysical QC, antibody identity is confirmed at a molecular level for unrivalled batch-batch consistency

-Over 20 publications

-Over 20 publications

Key facts

Isotype
IgG
Form
Liquid
Clonality
Monoclonal
Immunogen
  • The exact immunogen used to generate this antibody is proprietary information.
Clone number
EP1422Y
Purification technique
Affinity purification Protein A
Dissociation constant
1.27 x 10-9 M
Concentration
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Storage

Shipped at conditions
Blue Ice
Appropriate short-term storage duration
1-2 weeks
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
+4°C
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
-20°C
Aliquoting information
Upon delivery aliquot
Storage information
Avoid freeze / thaw cycle

Notes

What is this antibody validated in?


Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061) is a rabbit recombinant monoclonal antibody and is validated for use in Western Blot (WB), Flow Cytometry (Intra), Flow Cytometry (Flow Cyt), Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P), Immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence (ICC/IF) in Human samples.

What is the molecular weight of MelanA?


Anti-MelanA [EP1422Y] (ab51061) specifically detects a band for MelanA (UniProt: Q16655) at a molecular weight of 13kDa.

Trusted by the scientific community


Anti-MelanA [EP1422Y] (ab51061) was first used in a scientific publication in 2007 and has been cited over 20 times in peer-reviewed journals.

Trial sizes available!


Test your antibody or perform pre-screening before committing to a larger quantity. Sold in 10µl. Discover our selection of trial-size antibodies.

Other related products


We have a range of other formats of antibody clone [EP1422Y] also available for your convenience:
ab51061, Carrier free - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] - Low endotoxin, Azide free ab170090, Carrier free - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] - BSA and Azide free ab271839, Alexa Fluor® 488 - Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] ab279668, Alexa Fluor® 647 - Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] ab281851, Alexa Fluor® 594 - Alexa Fluor® 594 Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] ab281852, Alexa Fluor® 555 - Alexa Fluor® 555 Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] ab282460, PE - PE Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] ab303098, APC - APC Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] ab303099, HRP - HRP Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] ab303100, Alkaline Phosphatase - Alkaline Phosphatase Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] ab308662, Alexa Fluor® 568 - Alexa Fluor® 568 Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] ab312358, Alexa Fluor® 750 - Alexa Fluor® 750 Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] ab321641



Species reactivity
Mouse, Rat: We have preliminary internal testing data to indicate this antibody may not react with these species.
Please contact us for more information.

Patented technology
Our RabMAb® technology is a patented hybridoma-based technology for making rabbit monoclonal antibodies. For details on our patents, please refer to RabMAb® patents.

What are the advantages of a recombinant monoclonal antibody?
This product is a recombinant monoclonal antibody, which offers several advantages including:

  • - High batch-to-batch consistency and reproducibility
  • - Improved sensitivity and specificity
  • - Long-term security of supply
  • - Animal-free batch production

For more information, read more on recombinant antibodies.

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8 product images

  • Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061), expandable thumbnail

    Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061)

    MelanA Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) staining using rabbit Anti-MelanA antibody

    Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) analysis of human melanoma tissue sections labeling MelanA with purified ab51061 at 1/1000 dilution (1.15 μg/mL). Heat mediated antigen retrieval using Bond™™ Epitope Retrieval Solution 2 (pH 9.0). Rabbit specific IHC polymer detection kit HRP/DAB (Rabbit specific IHC polymer detection kit HRP/DAB ab209101) was used as the secondary antibody. Negative control: PBS instead of the primary antibody. Hematoxylin was used as a counterstain.

  • Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061), expandable thumbnail

    Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061)

    MelanA Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence staining using rabbit Anti-MelanA antibody

    Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence analysis of MeWo (Human malignant melanoma fibroblast) cells labeling MelanA with Purified ab51061 at 1/100 dilution (10 µg/mL). Cells were fixed in 4% Paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with 0.1% tritonX-100. Cells were counterstained with Alexa Fluor® 594 Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Microtubule Marker ab195889 Anti-alpha Tubulin antibody [DM1A] - Microtubule Marker (Alexa Fluor® 594) 1/200 (2.5 µg/mL). Goat anti rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluor® 488, Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) ab150077) was used as the secondary antibody at 1/1000 (2 µg/mL) dilution. DAPI (blue) was used as nuclear counterstain. PBS instead of the primary antibody was used as the secondary antibody only control.

  • Western blot - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061), expandable thumbnail

    Western blot - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061)

    MelanA Western blot staining of MeWo (Human malignant melanoma fibroblast) whole cell lysate using rabbit Anti-MelanA antibody

    Blocking buffer: 5% NFDM/TBST.

    All lanes: Western blot - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061) at 1/20000 dilution

    All lanes: MeWo (Human malignant melanoma fibroblast) whole cell lysate at 15 µg

    Secondary

    All lanes: Western blot - Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) ab97051) at 1/20000 dilution

    Predicted band size: 13 kDa

    Observed band size: 20 kDa

  • Western blot - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061), expandable thumbnail

    Western blot - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061)

    MelanA Western blot staining of Human melanoma lysates using rabbit Anti-MelanA antibody

    Blocking/Diluting buffer: 5% NFDM/TBST

    All lanes: Western blot - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061) at 1/20000 dilution

    All lanes: Human melanoma lysates at 15 µg

    Secondary

    All lanes: Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (HRP) with minimal cross-reactivity with human IgG at 1/2000 dilution

    Predicted band size: 13 kDa

    Observed band size: 20 kDa

  • Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061), expandable thumbnail

    Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061)

    MelanA Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) staining using rabbit Anti-MelanA antibody

    Intracellular Flow Cytometry analysis of A375 (Human malignant melanoma epithelial cell, Left) / MeWo (Human malignant melanoma fibroblast, Right) cells labeling MelanA with Purified ab51061 at 1/1000 dilution (1 μg/mL) (Red). Cells were fixed with 4% Paraformaldehyde and permeabilised with 90% Methanol. A Goat anti rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluor® 488, Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) ab150077) secondary antibody was used at 1/2000. Isotype control - Rabbit monoclonal IgG (Black). Unlabeled control - Cell without incubation with primary antibody and secondary antibody (Blue).

  • Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061), expandable thumbnail

    Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061)

    Overlay histogram showing Malme-3M cells stained with ab51061 (red line). The cells were fixed with 80% methanol (5 min) and then permeabilized with 0.1% PBS-Tween for 20 min. The cells were then incubated in 1x PBS / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine to block non-specific protein-protein interactions followed by the antibody (ab51061, 1/1000 dilution) for 30 min at 22°C. The secondary antibody used was Alexa Fluor® 488 goat anti-rabbit IgG (H+L) (Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) ab150077) at 1/2000 dilution for 30 min at 22°C. Isotype control antibody (black line) was rabbit IgG (monoclonal) (0.1μg/1x106 cells) used under the same conditions. Unlabelled sample (blue line) was also used as a control. Acquisition of >5,000 events were collected using a 20mW Argon ion laser (488nm) and 525/30 bandpass filter.

    This image was generated using the un-purified format of the antibody.

  • OI-RD Scanning - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061), expandable thumbnail

    OI-RD Scanning - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061)

    We have systematically measured KD (the equilibrium dissociation constant between the antibody and its antigen), of more than 840 recombinant antibodies to assess not only their individual KD values but also to see the average affinity of antibody.
    Based on the comparison with published literature values for mouse monoclonal antibodies, Recombinant antibodies appear to be on average 1-2 order of magnitude higher affinity.

  • Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061), expandable thumbnail

    Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] (ab51061)

    MelanA Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) staining using rabbit Anti-MelanA antibody

    Tissue Microarrays stained for Anti-MelanA antibody [EP1422Y] using ab51061 in immunohistochemical analysis. This table provides a detailed overview of positive (tick mark) and negative (cross mark) staining per sample type tested. The sections were pre-treated using Heat mediated antigen retrieval using Bond™ Epitope Retrieval Solution 2 (pH 9.0) for 20 minutes. The sections were incubated with ab51061 for 30 mins at room temperature followed by a ready to use Rabbit specific IHC polymer detection kit HRP/DAB (Rabbit specific IHC polymer detection kit HRP/DAB ab209101). The immunostaining was performed on a Leica Biosystems BOND® RX instrument.

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