The research group led by Dr. Heide Ford generated a monoclonal antibody to detect human SIX1, which is a transcription factor that contributes to cancer proliferation, survival, epithelial to mesenchymal transition, and lymphangiogenesis. The mouse IgG 2A antibody was created using recombinant SIX1 protein from amino acids 1-259. Importantly, the antibody does not cross react with other SIX family proteins and has been tested in western blotting and ELISA assays.
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