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Placental alkaline phosphatase (ALPP) is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored membrane enzyme belonging to the alkaline phosphatase family and is predominantly expressed in placental trophoblasts and select epithelial-derived tumor populations. ALPP functions in extracellular phosphate metabolism and phosphomonoester hydrolysis while also serving as a well-established placental and trophoblastic differentiation marker. ALPP Antibody is valuable for studies involving placental biology, trophoblast-associated signaling pathways, epithelial tumor characterization, and alkaline phosphatase family expression patterns.
ALPP antibody, also referred to as Placental alkaline phosphatase antibody and PLAP antibody in the literature, recognizes a tissue-restricted alkaline phosphatase isozyme encoded on chromosome 2q37.1. Placental alkaline phosphatase is most strongly associated with syncytiotrophoblast and trophoblast-derived cellular populations, where the protein localizes primarily to the plasma membrane and apical cell surface. The restricted physiologic distribution of ALPP has contributed to its longstanding use as a placental marker and germ cell tumor-associated biomarker in pathology and cancer research applications.
This ALPP Antibody is uniquely positioned for studies investigating placental differentiation and trophoblast-associated epithelial biology. Clone rALP/870 demonstrates strong immunohistochemical staining in human placenta tissue together with supportive western blot validation data, while multiple non-placental tissues including tonsil, testis, kidney, heart, and colon display minimal background staining. This expression profile supports the biologic specificity of placental alkaline phosphatase and reinforces the utility of ALPP as a placental marker antibody in tissue-based research applications.
Placental alkaline phosphatase participates in extracellular dephosphorylation reactions and has been associated with nutrient transport, trophoblast differentiation, and placental membrane biology. Although physiologic ALPP expression is most prominent in placenta, aberrant or ectopic expression has also been described in subsets of epithelial malignancies and germ cell tumors. Because of this restricted tissue distribution pattern, ALPP has become a widely recognized marker in studies examining trophoblastic differentiation, reproductive tissue biology, and tumor-associated lineage characterization.
ALPP expression is typically localized to placental syncytiotrophoblast membranes and may appear as membranous or apically accentuated staining in tissue sections. In contrast, many non-placental tissues demonstrate little to no detectable expression, providing a useful differential expression profile for pathology-focused investigations. The restricted normal tissue distribution observed with placental alkaline phosphatase contributes to its utility in studies involving placental development, epithelial differentiation, and germ cell-associated tumor biology.
ALPP Antibody supports research involving placental biology, trophoblast-associated signaling pathways, epithelial differentiation, extracellular phosphate metabolism, and germ cell tumor marker studies. The antibody may be incorporated into investigations examining placental development, reproductive tissue pathology, alkaline phosphatase family biology, and tumor-associated lineage differentiation in normal and diseased tissues.
For additional alkaline phosphatase family antibodies targeting tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase and phosphate metabolism pathways, explore our ALPL antibody pages and related Metabolism Antibodies resources.
Optimal dilution of the ALPP Antibody / Placental Marker Antibody should be determined by the researcher.
Recombinant full-length human ALPP protein was used as the immunogen for the recombinant ALPP antibody recombinant mouse mAb rALP/870.
Aliquot the ALPP antibody and store frozen at -20oC or colder. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
PLAP antibody, Placental alkaline phosphatase antibody, ALPP antibody, Germ cell tumor marker antibody, Trophoblast marker antibody
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