Anti-ANO1, clone SPM580

1 mg/ml in sterile PBS, BSA free, sodium azide free. Expression of DOG-1/ANO1/TMEM16A protein is elevated in the gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), c-kit signaling-driven mesenchymal tumors of the GI tract. ANO1 is rarely expressed in other soft tissue tumors, which, due to appearance, may be difficult to diagnose. Immunoreactivity has been reported in 97.8 percent of scorable GISTs, including all c-kit negative GISTs. Overexpression has been suggested to aid in the identification of GISTs, including Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha mutants that fail to express c-kit antigen. The overall sensitivity of DOG-1/ANO1 and c-kit in GISTs is nearly identical: 94.4% vs. 94.7%. Protein function: Calcium-activated chloride channel (CaCC) which plays a role in transepithelial anion transport and smooth muscle contraction. Required for the normal functioning of the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) which generate electrical pacemaker activity in gastrointestinal smooth muscles. Acts as a major contributor to basal and stimulated chloride conductance in airway epithelial cells and plays an important role in tracheal cartilage development. [The UniProt Consortium]