CD8 antibody (FITC)

Catalog No. ABIN94234

Product Details anti-CD8 Antibody (FITC)

Target: CD8

Reactivity: Human

Host: Mouse

Clonality: Monoclonal

Conjugate: This CD8 antibody is conjugated to FITC

Application: Flow Cytometry (FACS)

Specificity: The antibody MEM-31 recognizes a conformationally-dependent extracellular epitope of CD8, a cell surface glycoprotein found on most cytotoxic T lymphocytes that mediates efficient cell-cell interactions within the immune system. CD8 is a disulfide-linked dimer and exists as a CD8 alpha/alpha homodimer or CD8 alpha/beta heterodimer (each monomer approx. 32-34 kDa). The antibody does not react with formaldehyde-fixed cells, negative in Western blotting application.

Cross-Reactivity (Details): Human

Purification: Purified antibody is conjugated with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) under optimum conditions and unconjugated antibody and free fluorochrome are removed by size-exclusion chromatography.

Immunogen: Crude thymus membrane fraction.

Clone: MEM-31

Isotype: IgG2a

Application Details

Application Notes: Flow cytometry: The reagent is designed for analysis of human blood cells using 20 μL reagent / 100 μL of whole blood or 10⁶ cells in a suspension. The content of a vial (2 ml) is sufficient for 100 tests.

Comment:

The purified antibody is conjugated with Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) under optimum conditions. The reagent is free of unconjugated FITC and adjusted for direct use. No reconstitution is necessary.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Reconstitution: No reconstitution is necessary.

Buffer: Stabilizing phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.4, 15 mM sodium azide

Preservative: Sodium azide

Precaution of Use: This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.

Handling Advice: Do not freeze.
Avoid prolonged exposure to light.

Storage: 4 °C

Storage Comment: Store at 2-8°C. Protect from prolonged exposure to light. Do not freeze.

References for anti-CD8 antibody (FITC) (ABIN94234)

Linnebacher, Wienck, Boeck, Klar: "Identification of an MSI-H tumor-specific cytotoxic T cell epitope generated by the (-1) frame of U79260(FTO)." in: Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology, Vol. 2010, pp. 841451, (2010) (PubMed).

Drbal, Moertelmaier, Holzhauser, Muhammad, Fuertbauer, Howorka, Hinterberger, Stockinger, Schütz: "Single-molecule microscopy reveals heterogeneous dynamics of lipid raft components upon TCR engagement." in: International immunology, Vol. 19, Issue 5, pp. 675-84, (2007) (PubMed).

Estefanía, Flores, Gómez-Lozano, Aguilar, López-Botet, Vilches: "Human KIR2DL5 is an inhibitory receptor expressed on the surface of NK and T lymphocyte subsets." in: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), Vol. 178, Issue 7, pp. 4402-10, (2007) (PubMed).

Brdicková, Brdicka, Angelisová, Horváth, Spicka, Hilgert, Paces, Simeoni, Kliche, Merten, Schraven, Horejsí: "LIME: a new membrane Raft-associated adaptor protein involved in CD4 and CD8 coreceptor signaling." in: The Journal of experimental medicine, Vol. 198, Issue 10, pp. 1453-62, (2003) (PubMed).

Target Details for CD8

Target: CD8

Alternative Name: CD8 (CD8 Products)

Synonyms: CD8 antibody, Leu2 antibody, MAL antibody, p32 antibody, CD8a molecule antibody, CD8A antibody

Background: The CD8 T cell coreceptor (monomer approx. 32-34 kDa) is expressed as alpha/beta heterodimer on majority of MHC I-restricted conventional T cells and thymocytes and as alpha/alpha homodimer on subsets of memory T cells, intraepithelial lymphocytes, NK cells and dendritic cells. Regulation of CD8 beta level on T cell surface seems to be an important mechanism to control their effector function. Assembly of CD8 alpha-beta but not alpha-alpha dimers is connected with formation or localization to the lipid rafts. Recruiting triggered TCR complexes to these membrane microdomains as well as affinity of TCR to MHC I is modulated by CD8, thereby affecting the functional diversity of the TCR signaling.,p32, LEU2