Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 degreesC as supplied. 1 month, 2 to 8 degreesC under sterile conditions after reconstitution. 6 months, -20 to -70 degreesC under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
Buffer
Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.
Preservative
No Preservative
Reconstitution Instructions
Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS.
Notes
This product is produced by and ships from R&D Systems, Inc., a Bio-Techne brand.
Alternate Names for MD-1/LY86 Antibody (153014)
LY86
Ly-86
lymphocyte antigen 86
MD1
MD-1
MMD-1
Protein MD-1
RP105-associated
Background
MD-1 is a secreted glycoprotein that is associated with RP105 and is required for efficient RP105 cell surface expression and function (1-4). RP105 is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein with extracellular leucine-rich repeats (LRR) typically found in Toll-like receptor (TLR) family members. However, RP105 has a short cytoplasmic tail and lacks the Toll-IL-1 R (TIR) domain that defines the IL-1 R/TLR superfamily (1-3). RP105 plays an important role in B-cell activation by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). It is expressed primarily on mature B cells, dendritic cells and macrophages (3). Human MD-1 cDNA encodes a 162 amino acid (aa) precursor protein with a putative 19 aa signal peptide and two potential N-linked glycosylation sites. It shares 38% and 66% amino acid sequence identity with chicken and mouse MD-1 respectively (1, 2). MD-1 is mainly expressed in spleen, and also detectable in liver, brain, thymus, and kidney. The cell surface RP105/MD-1 complex, in conjunction with TLR4, mediates the innate immune response to LPS in B cells. Activation of the RP105 complex has been shown to protect against apoptosis, induce B-cell proliferation and upregulate B7.2, a co-stimulatory molecule (4, 5). Since MD-1 is also expressed in liver and brain where RP105 is absent, MD-1 may also be associated with other LRR-containing molecules, or have additional functions outside the immune system (5).
Miyake, K. et al. (1998) J. Immun. 161:1348.
Miura, Y. et al. (1998) Blood 92:2815.
Miyake, K. et al. (1995) J. Immunol. 154:3333.
Nagai, Y. et al. (2002) Blood 99:1699.
Ogata, H. et al. (2000) J. Exp. Med. 192:23.
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.
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