This gene encodes a member of the peptidase A1 family of aspartic proteases. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate an activation peptide and the mature protease. The activation peptides of aspartic proteinases function as inhibitors of the protease active site. These peptide segments, or pro-parts, are deemed important for correct folding, targeting, and control of the activation of aspartic proteinase zymogens. The encoded protease may play a role in the proteolytic processing of pulmonary surfactant protein B in the lung and may function in protein catabolism in the renal proximal tubules. Napsin A plays a role in pneumocyte surfactant processing. In normal tissue, Anti-Napsin A specifically labels type II pneumocytes in adult lung and epithelial cells in kidney tissues. In abnormal tissues, Napsin A is strongly positive in over 80% of primary lung adenocarcinomas and 79% of renal cell carcinoma by immunohistochemistry. Napsin A is a useful marker for lung adenocarcinoma. The combined use of Napsin A and thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) improves the sensitivity and specificity for identification of pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
Background References
1. Rawlings ND and Salvesen GS. Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes Volume 1. 3rd Edition. Academic Press. 2013; p.69-71.
2. Mukhopadhyay, Sanjay, and Anna-Luise A Katzenstein. "Subclassification of non-small cell lung carcinomas lacking morphologic differentiation on biopsy specimens: Utility of an immunohistochemical panel containing TTF-1, napsin A, p63, and CK5/6." The American journal of surgical pathology vol. 35,1 (2011): 15-25.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human kidney tissue with Rabbit anti-NAPSIN A antibody (HA721218) at 1/1,000 dilution.
The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with Tris-EDTA buffer (pH 9.0) for 20 minutes. The tissues were blocked in 1% BSA for 20 minutes at room temperature, washed with ddH2O and PBS, and then probed with the primary antibody (HA721218) at 1/1,000 dilution for 1 hour at room temperature. The detection was performed using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. Tissues were counterstained with hematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human lung carcinoma tissue with Rabbit anti-NAPSIN A antibody (HA721218) at 1/1,000 dilution.
The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with Tris-EDTA buffer (pH 9.0) for 20 minutes. The tissues were blocked in 1% BSA for 20 minutes at room temperature, washed with ddH2O and PBS, and then probed with the primary antibody (HA721218) at 1/1,000 dilution for 1 hour at room temperature. The detection was performed using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. Tissues were counterstained with hematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
Application: IF-Tissue
Species: Human
Site: Lung carcinoma
Sample: Paraffin-embedded section
Antibody concentration: 1/1,000
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