VSIG8 Antibody (961823) [Alexa Fluor® 647]

• Applications: Flow
• Clone: 961823
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Conjugate: Alexa Fluor 647

VSIG8 Antibody (961823) [Alexa Fluor® 647] Summary

• Immunogen: Human embryonic kidney cell line HEK293-derived transfected with human VSIG8
  Met1-Gly263
  Accession # Q5VU13
• Specificity: Detects human VSIG8 in direct ELISAs. Stains human VSIG8 transfectants but not irrelevant transfectants in flow cytometry.
• Source: N/A
• Isotype: IgG1
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Mouse
• Purity Statement: Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Protect from light. Do not freeze.
  • 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied.
• Buffer: Supplied in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Notes

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

Background

VSIG8 (V-set and immunoglobulin domain containing 8), also known as C1orf204, is an approximately 45 kDa type I transmembrane protein of the B7 family within the Ig superfamily. Mature human VSIG8 consists of a 242 amino acid (aa) extracellular domain (ECD) containing two V-type Ig-like domains, a 21 aa transmembrane domain, and a 130 aa cytoplasmic domain. Within the ECD, human VSIG8 shares 88% and 89% aa identity with mouse and rat VSIG8, respectively. Alternative splicing generates a long isoform of human VSIG8 with a substitution in the cytoplasmic juxtamembrane region and a 124 aa extension at the C-terminus. VSIG8 was identified from proteomic analysis of human hair shafts (1, 2). It is expressed in the hair follicle and shaft, superficial layers of the nail matrix, and superficial layers of oral epithelium (3). R&D Systems in-house testing indicates that VSIG8 inhibits the production of IL-2 by activated T cells.

1. Rice, R.H. et al. (2010) J. Proteome Res. 9:6752.
2. Lee, Y.J. et al. (2006) Mol. Cell. Proteomics 5:789.
3. Rice, R.H. et al. (2011) J. Invest. Dermatol. 131:1936.

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.