Form
Liquid
Buffer
PBS
Preservative
No Preservative
Storage
Store as concentrated solution. Centrifuge briefly prior to opening vial. For short-term storage (1-2 weeks), store at 4ºC. For long-term storage, aliquot and store at -20ºC or below. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles.
Concentration
1 mg/ml (Please refer to the vial label for the specific concentration.)
Antigen Species
Human
Immunogen
Undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells
Purification
Protein G affinity purified
Conjugation
Unconjugated
RRID
AB_11165050
Note
For laboratory research use only. Not for any clinical, therapeutic, or diagnostic use in humans or animals. Not for animal or human consumption.
Purchasers shall not, and agree not to enable third parties to, analyze, copy, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to determine the structure or sequence of the product.
Synonyms
Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigen-5 , SSEA-5
Cellular Localization
Cell membrane
Background
Stage-specific embryonic antigen (SSEA)-5 is an H type-1 glycan that is highly and specifically expressed on human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), the human blastocyst inner cell mass and undifferentiated human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). Expression of SSEA-5 in hESCs and hPSCs rapidly decreases upon differentiation and is considered an indicator of undifferentiated PSCs. This SSEA-5 antibody is capable of identifying undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells in heterogeneous populations, and when used in conjunction with other pluripotency surface markers (CD9 and CD90 or CD50 and CD200), it can be used to immunodeplete residual teratoma-causing cells from incompletely differentiated embryonic stem cell cultures.
Research Area