TheYTS169.4monoclonalantibodyreactswithmouseCD8α.TheCD8antigenisatransmembraneglycoproteinthatactsasaco-receptorfortheTcellreceptor(TCR).LiketheTCR,CD8bindstoclassIMHCmoleculesdisplayedbyantigenpresentingcells(APC).CD8isprimarilyexpressedonthesurfaceofcytotoxicTcells,butcanalsobefoundonthymocytes,naturalkillercells,andsomedendriticcellsubsets.CD8mostcommonlyexistsasaheterodimercomposedofoneCD8αandoneCD8βchainhowever,itcanalsoexistasahomodimercomposedoftwoCD8αchains.BoththeCD8αandCD8βchainssharesignificanthomologytoimmunoglobulinvariablelightchains.ThemolecularweightofeachCD8chainisapproximately34kDa.TheYTS169.4antibodyexhibitsdepletingactivitywhenusedinvivo.
| Isotype | RatIgG2b, κ |
| RecomendedIsotypeControl(s) | InVivoMAbratIgG2bisotypecontrol,anti-keyholelimpethemocyanin |
| RecommendedInVivoPureDilutionBuffer | InVivoPurepH7.0DilutionBuffer |
| Immunogen | CBAmousethymocytes |
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| Sterility | 0.2μMfiltered |
| Production | Purifiedfromtissueculturesupernatantinananimalfreefacility |
| Purification | ProteinG |
| Storage | Undilutedat4°Cinthedark |
