Western blot shows lysates of Recombinant Human Kallikrein 3/PSA (Catalog # 1344-SE), DU145 human prostate carcinoma cell line, and LNCaP human prostate cancer cell line. PVDF membrane was probed with 0.5 µg/mL of Goat ...read more
Western blot shows lysates of human prostate tissue. PVDF membrane was probed with 1 µg/mL of Goat Anti-Human Kallikrein 3/PSA Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF1344) followed by HRP-conjugated ...read more
Kallikrein 3/PSA was detected in immersion fixed LNCaP human prostate cancer cell line (positive control, left panel) and MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line (negative control, right panel) using Goat Anti-Human ...read more
Kallikrein 3/PSA was detected in immersion fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human kidney cancer tissue using Goat Anti-Human Kallikrein 3/PSA Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF1344) at 15 ...read more
Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
Buffer
Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.
Preservative
No Preservative
Concentration
LYOPH
Reconstitution Instructions
Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS.
Notes
This product is produced by and ships from R&D Systems, Inc., a Bio-Techne brand.
Alternate Names for Kallikrein 3/PSA Antibody [Unconjugated]
APS seminin
EC 3.4.21
EC 3.4.21.77
Gamma-seminoprotein
hK3
Kallikrein 3
kallikrein 3, (prostate specific antigen)
Kallikrein-3
kallikrein-related peptidase 3
KLK2A1
KLK3
P-30 antigen
prostate specific antigen
prostate-specific antigen
PSA semenogelase
PSA
Semenogelase
Seminin
Background
Kallikrein 3, commonly known as prostate specific antigen (PSA), is a serine protease of the human tissue Kallikrein gene family (1). PSA is synthesized in the ductal and acinar epithelium of the prostate gland and secreted into the seminal plasma in high concentrations (0.5 - 2 g/L) (2). A small portion of PSA “leaks” into the systemic circulation, the levels of which increase significantly (30-fold) from prostate cancer tissue than normal prostate tissue (3). PSA has become a well established tumor marker that aids the diagnosis, staging, and follow up of prostate cancer.
The deduced amino acid sequence of human PSA consists of a signal peptide, a short pro region and a mature/active enzyme. The pro-enzyme is activated, possibly by active Kallikreins 2, 4 or 15 in vivo (4). rhPSA is activated by thermolysin, a zinc protease. The active PSA cleaves several tyrosyl peptide bonds in semenogelins I and II, which are the major gel-forming proteins produced by the seminal vesicles (5). Several inhibitors including serpin A3/ alpha 1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) and alpha 2-macroglobulin are known to form complexes with PSA.
Yousef, G.M. and E.P. Diamandis (2001) Endocrine Rev. 22:184.
Ward, A.M. et al. (2001) Ann. Clin. Biochem. 38:633.
Jain, S. et al. (2002) Postgrad. Med. J. 78:646.
LiLja H. (2003) Urology 62:27.
Takayama, T.K. et al. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272:21582.
Limitations
This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.
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