PAX-8 is a member of the paired box (PAX) family of transcription factors, which are key regulators in early development. This protein plays a role in development of thyroid follicular cells and the expression of thyroid-specific genes, with mutations in the PAX-8 gene linked to thyroid follicular carcinomas, atypical thyroid adenomas, and thyroid dysgenesis. The PAX-8 protein is expressed in simple ovarian inclusion cysts and non-ciliated mucosal cells of the fallopian tubes, but is absent from normal ovarian surface epithelial cells. PAX-8 is also not expressed in normal lung or lung carcinomas. Reports have associated PAX-8 expression with renal carcinoma, nephroblastoma, and seminoma, and have indicated PAX-8 as a useful marker for renal epithelial tumors, ovarian cancer, and for differential diagnoses in lung and neck tumors. Anti-PAX-8 can be useful in determining the primary site of invasive micropapillary carcinomas of ovary from bladder, lung, and breast, when used in adjunct with a panel of organ-specific markers such as uroplakin, mammaglobin, and TTF-1.
- application:
- IHC
- Catalog number:
- IHC008-1
- clone:
- IHC008
- concentration:
- N/A
- Datasheet:
- formulation:
- Tris Buffer, pH 7.3 - 7.7, with 1% BSA and <0.1% Sodium Azide
- immunogen:
- Recombinant Human PAX8
- isotype:
- IgG2a
- MSDS:
- N/A
- notes:
- For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedures.
The datasheet for this product (see above) is intended to serve as an example only. Please refer to the datasheet provided with the antibody for precise details. - Other names:
- N/A
- Protocol:
- N/A
- size:
- 1.0 mL
- storage:
- 2-8°C (Do not freeze).
- Species:
- Human
- Host:
- Mouse
