Table 1

Common antibodies that decorate myoepithelial cells

Myoepithelial cell propertiesAntibodies
Smooth muscle differentiationSmooth muscle actin
Muscle specific actin
Calponin
Caldesmon
Smooth muscle myosin heavy chain
High molecular weight (basal cell) keratinsCK5
CK5/6
CK14
CK17
34βE12
Nuclear phosphoprotein/transcription factorp63