Monoclonal Antibody M30

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Immunologic Factor|Indicator, Reagent, or Diagnostic Aid|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A mouse monoclonal antibody that recognizes the soluble caspase-cleaved (cc) form of human keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18 (cytokeratin 18, K18, KRT18, CK18). Monoclonal antibody M30 binds to a neo-epitope (NE) exposed after caspase cleavage after the aspartic acid residue at position 396 of K18 (K18Asp396). This neo-epitope results from the proteolytic activity of caspase-3, -7 or -9, which are active during apoptosis. Thus, M30 can be used to indirectly identify caspase activation and to determine if the cell death in a sample is due to apoptosis rather than necrosis.

**Synonyms:** - M30 - Mouse Anti-Human Caspase Cleaved Keratin 18 Monoclonal Antibody - Mouse Anti-Human K18Asp396 Monoclonal Antibody - Mouse Anti-Human K18Asp396 Neo-Epitope Monoclonal Antibody - Mouse Anti-Human K18Asp396-NE Monoclonal Antibody - Mouse Anti-Human ccK18 Monoclonal Antibody - Mouse Monoclonal Antibody M30