Bio-Rad, MCA1550, Bcl-2 antibody | 100

Mouse anti Human Bcl-2 antibody, clone 100 recognizes the human Apoptosis regulator Bcl-2 oncoprotein, a 239 amino acid ~25kDa integral single pass membrane protein containing 4 BH motifs which lies within the cell rather than on the cell surface. The protein is localised in the outer mitochondrial membrane and plays a role in the inhibition of apoptosis. Mouse anti Human Bcl-2, clone 100 reacts with small B lymphocytes in the mantle zone and many cells within T cell areas. Very few cells in germinal centres are stained. In the thymus many cells in the medulla are stained but the cortex shows weak or negative staining. In non-haematopoietic tissues few cells are stained ( Krajewski et al. 1995 ). Mouse anti Human Bcl-2 antibody, clone 100 reacts with neoplastic cells of follicular lymphoma and anaplastic large cell lymphoma ( Reed 1997 ). Mouse anti human Bcl-2, clone 100 has been successfully used to demonstrate Bcl-2 in formalin fixed, paraffin embedded tissues of radioresistant squamous cell carcinoma by immunohistochemistry ( Condon et al. 2002 ).

Storage Information
This product is shipped at ambient temperature. It is recommended to aliquot and store at -20°C on receipt. When thawed, aliquot the sample as needed. Keep aliquots at 2-8°C for short term use (up to 4 weeks) and store the remaining aliquots at -20°C.
Avoid repeated freezing and thawing as this may denature the antibody. Storage in frost-free freezers is not recommended.