Cytokeratin 18

This MAb identifies the cytokeratin 18 gene (CK18), coding for a type I intermediate filament protein found mainly in simple epithelial cells. It interacts with a variety of different species, especially mouse CK18, and can be applied in developmental biological and gene knockout studies, as well as for immunohistochemical staining, western blotting and immunoprecipitation. Cytokeratin – isolated from cultured pig kidney epithelial cells – is used as an immunogen for production of this antibody.