CD8 Antibody [Alexa Fluor® 750]

• Reactivity: Cr
• Applications: Flow, CyTOF-ready
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Sheep
• Conjugate: Alexa Fluor 750

CD8 Antibody [Alexa Fluor® 750] Summary

• Immunogen: Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant cotton rat CD8α
  Ser24-Asp182
  Accession # AAL55392
• Specificity: Detects cotton rat CD8 alpha in direct ELISAs. In direct ELISAs, approximately 45% cross-reactivity with recombinant canine CD8, approximately 17% cross-reactivity with recombinant guinea pig CD8 alpha , and less than 2% cross-reactivity with recombinant mouse CD8 alpha
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Sheep
• Purity Statement: Antigen Affinity-purified

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • CyTOF-ready
  • Flow Cytometry

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied
• Buffer: Supplied 0.2mg/ml in 1X PBS with RDF1 and 0.09% Sodium Azide

Notes

This product is produced by and ships from R&D Systems, Inc., a Bio-Techne brand.

Alternate Names for CD8 Antibody [Alexa Fluor® 750]

• CD_antigen: CD8a
• CD8 antigen, alpha polypeptide (p32)
• CD8
• CD8a molecule
• CD8A
• Leu2 T-lymphocyte antigen
• LEU2
• MAL
• OKT8 T-cell antigen
• p32
• T cell co-receptor
• T8 T-cell antigen
• T-cell antigen Leu2
• T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain
• T-lymphocyte differentiation antigen T8/Leu-2

Background

CD8 alpha (CD8 alpha ; also OX8, Leu-2 and Lyt-2) is a 23 kDa (predicted) member of the Ig superfamily of molecules. It is found on immature thymocytes, cytotoxic and suppressor T cells, select mast cells, and splenic plus bone marrow dendritic cells (in rodent). On T cells, CD8 alpha exists as either a disulfide linked homodimer, or heterodimer bound to CD8 beta . CD8 alpha beta is best known as a coreceptor for the TCR, enhancing TCR signaling. CD8 alpha alpha serves a different function and acts as a TCR corepressor that blocks T cell activation. Based on rat, mature Sigmodon hispidus/cotton rat CD8 alpha is a 210 amino acid (aa) type I transmembrane protein. It will possess a 161 aa extracellular region (aa 24-184) that contains one V-type Ig-like domain (aa 35-135), and a 30 aa cytoplasmic tail (aa 206-235). Although Sigmodon hispidus is called a rat, it is not. It is a rodent, and rat CD8 alpha is the closest ortholog to cotton rat CD8 alpha currently reported. Over the extracellular region, rat and cotton rat CD8 alpha share only 54% aa identity. Rat CD8 alpha runs at 34-39 kDa in SDS‑PAGE, and possesses one utilized N-linked and O-linked glycosylation site (vs. no N-linked sites in cotton rat CD8 alpha ). Based on this organization, and assuming O-linked glycosylation, cotton rat CD8 alpha would be expected to run at about 30-34 kDa in SDS‑PAGE. Over aa 24-182, cotton rat CD8 alpha shares 54% and 48% aa identity with rat and mouse CD8 alpha , respectively.

Limitations

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.