Flt-3 Ligand/FLT3L Antibody [Alexa Fluor® 488]

• Reactivity: Fe
• Applications: WB, B/N, ICC/IF
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Goat
• Conjugate: Alexa Fluor 488

Flt-3 Ligand/FLT3L Antibody [Alexa Fluor® 488] Summary

• Immunogen: Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant feline Flt-3 Ligand/FLT3L
  Ser27-Pro185
  Accession # NP_001009842
• Specificity: Detects feline Flt-3 Ligand/FLT3L in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, less than 10% cross-reactivity with recombinant human Flt-3 Ligand/FLT3L and recombinant mouse Flt-3 Ligand/FLT3L is observed.
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Goat
• Purity Statement: Antigen Affinity-purified

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Immunocytochemistry
  • Neutralization
  • Western Blot

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 degreesC 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 Flt-3 Ligand/FLT3L Antibody [Alexa Fluor® 488]

• FL
• FLG3L
• Flt3 ligand
• Flt-3 Ligand
• Flt3L
• FLT3LG
• fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 ligand
• SL cytokine

Background

Flt-3 Ligand, also known as FL, is an alpha -helical cytokine that promotes the differentiation of multiple hematopoietic cell lineages (1-3). Mature feline Flt-3 Ligand consists of a 156 amino acid (aa) extracellular region with a cytokine-like domain and a juxtamembrane tether region, a 21 aa transmembrane segment, and an 88 aa cytoplasmic tail (4, 5). Within the ECD, feline Flt-3 Ligand shares 92%, 81%, 70%, and 63% aa sequence identity with canine, human, mouse, and rat Flt-3 Ligand, respectively. Flt-3 Ligand is expressed as a noncovalently-linked dimer by T cells and bone marrow and thymic fibroblasts (1, 6). Each 36 kDa chain carries approximately 12 kDa of N- and O-linked carbohydrates (6). Alternate splicing and proteolytic cleavage of the transmembrane form can generate a soluble 30 kDa fragment that includes the cytokine domain (6, 7). Multiple splice forms of canine, human, and mouse Flt-3 Ligand have been described and may also exist in feline (4, 6-10). Both transmembrane and soluble Flt-3 Ligand signal through the tyrosine kinase receptor Flt-3/Flk-2 (3, 5, 7, 10). Flt-3 Ligand induces the expansion of monocytes and immature dendritic cells as well as early B cell lineage differentiation (2, 11). It synergizes with IL-3, GM-CSF, and SCF to promote the mobilization and myeloid differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells (7, 8, 10). It cooperates with IL-2, -6, -7, and -15 to induce NK cell development and with IL-3, -7, and -11 to induce terminal B cell maturation (1, 12). Animal studies also show Flt-3 Ligand to reduce the severity of experimentally induced allergic inflammation (13).

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.

Bioinformatics

• Uniprot:
  • NP_001009842()