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AB16287

Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70]

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Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (ab16287) is a mouse monoclonal antibody detecting SSEA4 in Flow Cytometry, ICC/IF. Suitable for Human.

- Over 180 publications
- Trusted since 2006
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)
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PubMed

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)

Immunofluorescence analysis of Human dental pulp stem cells, staining SSEA4 with ab16287 at 1/40 dilution. A FITC-conjugated anti-mouse IgG was used as the secondary antibody.

Image from Ferro F et al., PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e41774. Epub 2012 Jul 23. Fig 6.; doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041774; July 23, 2012, PLoS ONE 7(7): e41774.

Flow Cytometry - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)
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Collaborator

Flow Cytometry - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) stained with ab16287 (red fill) with secondary only control (blue fill). In brief, iPSCs were fixed in 4% formaldehyde (methanol-free) for 15 min at 25°C. Cells were then incubated with the antibody (ab16287, 1/9600 dilution) for 30 min at 4°C. The secondary antibody used was Alexa Fluor® 488 goat anti-mouse IgG at 1/1000 dilution for 30 min at 4°C. iPSCs differentiated for 14 days toward a cardiomyocyte lineage were used as a negative control. Acquisition of >20,000 total events were collected using a 100mW solid state diode laser (488nm) and 529/28 bandpass filter.

This image is courtesy of Professor Chris Denning's lab, University of Nottingham

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)
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AbReview15349****

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)

ab16287 staining SSEA4 in human Embryonic Stem Cells, HUES7 by Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence. Cells were fixed with paraformaldehyde, permeabilized with Triton and blocking with 10% serum for 1 hour was performed. Samples were incubated with primary antibody (1/100 : in 1% serum, 0.1% Triton in PBS) for 1 hour at 37°C. An Alexa Fluor® 588-conjugated goat polyclonal to mouse IgG was used at dilution at 1/100 as secondary antibody.

This image is a courtesy of Fiona Lewis

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)
  • ICC/IF

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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)

2102ep Human Embryonic Carcinoma cells were stained with SSEA4 antibody ab16287. As expected, staining localised to the cell surface (green). Nuclei are stained blue using Hoechst.

Flow Cytometry - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)
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Flow Cytometry - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)

anti-SSEA4 antibody, ab16297 can be used as a marker of Embryonic Carcinoma cells in Flow Cytometry/FACS. As can be seen from the histograms, in non-differentiating conditions (i.e. without retinoic acid) NTERA2 cells were recognised by ab16297. However, upon differentiation (addition of retinoic acid), the antibody lost the ability to recognise the cells.

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)
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AbReview57384****

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence analysis of human iPSC cells labeling SSEA4 with ab16287 at 1/500 dilution. Cells were fixed with paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with 0.5% TX100. Cells were blocked with 5% serum for 20 minutes at 25°C. A goat polyclonal anti-mouse Cy3 secondary antibody at 1/500 dilution was used.

This image is courtesy of an abreview submitted by Vladimir Milenkovic, University Hospital Regensburg, Germany

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)
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AbReview41355****

Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (AB16287)

ab16287 staining SSEA4 in rat tendon derived stem cells by ICC/IF (Immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence). Cells were fixed with paraformaldehyde, permeabilized with 0.25% Triton X-100 in PBS and blocked with 1% BSA for 30 minutes at room temperature. Samples were incubated with primary antibody (1/100) for 20 hours at 4°C. An Alexa Fluor® 594-conjugated donkey anti-mouse IgG polyclonal (1/1000) was used as the secondary antibody.

This image is courtesy of an Abreview submitted by Sun Jeong Kim

Key facts

Host species

Mouse

Clonality

Monoclonal

Clone number

MC813-70

Isotype

IgG3

Light chain type

kappa

Carrier free

No

Reacts with

Human

Applications

ICC/IF, Flow Cyt

applications

Immunogen

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

Reactivity data

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Product details

What is this antibody validated in?
Anti-SSEA4 antibody [MC813-70] (ab16287) is a mouse monoclonal antibody and is validated for use in Flow Cytometry (Flow Cyt), Immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence (ICC/IF) in Human samples.

Trusted by the scientific community
Anti-SSEA4 [MC813-70] (ab16287) was first used in a scientific publication in 2006 and has been cited over 180 times in peer-reviewed journals.

Reviewed by scientists
Anti-SSEA4 [MC813-70] (ab16287) has over 10 independent reviews from customers.

Trial sizes available!
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Properties and storage information

Form
Liquid
Purity
Tissue culture supernatant
Purification notes
Tissue culture supernatant was cross flow concentrated.
Storage buffer
Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide
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

Supplementary information

This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.

SSEA4 known as Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigen-4 is a glycolipid antigen involved in various cellular processes. It has a molecular mass of approximately 868.6 Da. SSEA4 is mainly expressed on the surface of pluripotent stem cells including embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. Additionally it can be found in germ cells and certain cancer cells serving as an important marker for these cell types.
Biological function summary

SSEA4 plays a critical role in the identity and maintenance of pluripotency in stem cells. As a component of the glycosphingolipid complex it is involved in cell signaling pathways that regulate cell differentiation and self-renewal. The presence of SSEA4 on cell surfaces helps in identifying pluripotent stem cells facilitating research and applications in regenerative medicine.

Pathways

SSEA4 influences several key cellular processes related to pluripotency and differentiation. It integrates prominently in the Wnt signaling pathway and the PI3K/Akt pathway which are essential for maintaining stem cell pluripotency and promoting survival. Interactions with proteins such as Β-catenin in the Wnt pathway help modulate transcription factors critical for pluripotency.

SSEA4 expression associates with certain cancers particularly in germ cell tumors and some neuroblastomas. In cancer research it interacts with other surface antigens such as CD133 influencing tumor-initiating cell populations. The presence of SSEA4 in these cells can indicate aggressive tumor phenotypes and potential targets for therapeutic intervention.

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Publications (247)

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Nature communications 16:8684 PubMed41028750

2025

Metal-organic polyhedra maintain the self-renewal of embryonic stem cells.

Applications

Unspecified application

Species

Unspecified reactive species

Ran Wang,Yilin Qi,Jinjin Liu,Yang Li,Hongde An,Heping Wang,Jie Song,Wenzhuo Hu,Shaochun Wu,Leqian Yu,Yao Chen,Xue Xue

International journal of molecular sciences 26: PubMed41009497

2025

Generating a Cell Model to Study ER Stress in iPSC-Derived Medium Spiny Neurons from a Patient with Huntington's Disease.

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Species

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Vladlena S Makeeva,Anton Yu Sivkov,Suren M Zakian,Anastasia A Malakhova

Nature 646:1178-1186 PubMed40903578

2025

PICALM Alzheimer's risk allele causes aberrant lipid droplets in microglia.

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Alena Kozlova,Siwei Zhang,Ari Sudwarts,Hanwen Zhang,Stanislau Smirnou,Seul Kee Byeon,Christina Thapa,Xiaotong Sun,Kimberley Stephenson,Xiaojie Zhao,Brendan Jamison,Moorthi Ponnusamy,Xin He,Julie A Schneider,Akhilesh Pandey,David A Bennett,Zhiping P Pang,Alan R Sanders,Hugo J Bellen,Gopal Thinakaran,Jubao Duan

Genes & diseases 12:101593 PubMed40837411

2025

Human retinal organoids for modelling dry age-related macular degeneration and screening drugs.

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Species

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Xiaolu Hao,Lu Du,Guang Liu,Zhaohui Li,Shaojun Wang

Cell communication and signaling : CCS 23:327 PubMed40629339

2025

JC124 confers multimodal neuroprotection in epilepsy by suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome activation: evidence from animal and human neuronal models.

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Peng Zhang,Zhipeng Li,Minxue Liang,Jinxian Yuan,Jinyu Zhou,Jie Zhang,Jing Deng,Yalan Chen,Hao Tang,Chengjie Xu,Chenjun Shi,Limin Ma,Qiankun Liu,Yong Liu,Yangmei Chen,Hui Zhang

Cell regeneration (London, England) 14:21 PubMed40468050

2025

Image-based evaluation of single-cell mechanics using deep learning.

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Species

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Zhaozhao Wu,Yiting Feng,Ran Bi,Zhiqiang Liu,Yudi Niu,Yuhong Jin,Wenjing Li,Huijun Chen,Yan Shi,Yanan Du

Scientific reports 15:16738 PubMed40369257

2025

Recurring cycles of deprivation of serum and migration in confined spaces augments ganglioside SSEA-4 expression, boosting clonogenicity and cisplatin resistance in TNBC cell line.

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Species

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Zain Nofal,Philipp Malakhov,Margarita Pustovalova,Nawar Sakr,Sergey Leonov

Redox biology 83:103638 PubMed40286437

2025

iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and engineered heart tissues reveal suppressed JAK2/STAT3 signaling in LMNA-related emery-dreifuss muscular dystrophy.

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Species

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Hangping Fan,Zongkuai Yang,Hangying Ying,Jiuxiao Zhao,Xiaochen Wang,Junhao Gong,Lingying Li,Xujie Liu,Tingyu Gong,Qing Ke,Lenan Zhuang,Ping Liang

Molecular genetics & genomic medicine 13:e70098 PubMed40260864

2025

SLC26A4 C.317C > A Variant: Functional Analysis and Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Line Development.

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Yijing Li,Tao Sun,Sang Hu,Hongen Xu,Teng Zhang,Jinlong Liu,Shuangshuang Lu,Bing Wang,Guo Dan

Cells 14: PubMed40214483

2025

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration in a Rat Sciatic Nerve Crush Injury Model: A Safety and Efficacy Study.

Applications

Unspecified application

Species

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Fatima Aldali,Yujie Yang,Chunchu Deng,Xiangling Li,Xiaojian Cao,Jia Xu,Yajie Li,Jianlin Ding,Hong Chen
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