Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Monoclonal Anti-Collagen Type VII (mouse IgG1 isotype) is derived from the hybridoma LH7.2 produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells and splenocytes from BALB/c mice. Collagen Type VII (known also as Col7), which belongs to the collagen superfamily, is a major extracellular matrix component of the anchoring fibrils in lamina densa. COL7A1 (collagen type VII alpha 1 chain) gene codes for type VII collagen. It is located on human chromosome 3p. It is expressed by keratinocytes and fibroblasts. COL7A1 is the important component the anchoring fibrils._x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ insoluble fractions prepared from neonatal foreskin epidermal cells_x000D_ Application_x000D_ Monoclonal Anti-Collagen, Type VII antibody produced in mouse has been used in:_x000D_ • enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)_x000D_ • immunoblotting_x000D_ • immunohistochemistry_x000D_ • immunofluorescence_x000D_ Physical form_x000D_ Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide._x000D_ Disclaimer_x000D_ Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals._x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Collagen type VII is very essential for adhesive connection between the dermis and the epidermal basement membrane zone (BMZ). Mutations in collagen type VII cause dystrophic forms of epidermolysis bullosa (including recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB)), which manifest as skin fragility and malformed enamel.