Thermo Fisher Scientific CD8a Monoclonal Antibody (AMC908), Biotin, eBioscience

Applications

Tested Dilution

Publications

Western Blot (WB)

Assay-dependent

-

Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

-

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Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) (IHC (P))

Assay-dependent

-

Product Specifications

Species Reactivity

Human

Published species

Not Applicable

Host/Isotype

Mouse / IgG2a, kappa

Recommended Isotype Control

Mouse IgG2a kappa Isotype Control (eBM2a), Biotin, eBioscience™

Class

Monoclonal

Type

Antibody

Clone

AMC908

Conjugate

Biotin Biotin Biotin

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• Unconjugated
• Alexa Fluor 488
• eFluor 660
• Request custom conjugation

Form

Liquid

Concentration

0.5 mg/mL

Purification

Affinity chromatography

Storage buffer

PBS, pH 7.2

Contains

0.09% Sodium Azide

Storage conditions

4° C, store in dark, DO NOT FREEZE!

Shipping conditions

Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)

RRID

AB_2572759

Product Specific Information

This AMC908 monoclonal antibody reacts with the human CD8a molecule, an approximately 32-34 kDa cell surface receptor expressed either as a heterodimer with the CD8 beta chain (CD8 alpha beta ) or as a homodimer (CD8 alpha alpha ). A majority of thymocytes and a subpopulation of mature T cells and NK cells express CD8a. CD8 binds to MHC class I and through its association with protein tyrosine kinase p56lck plays a role in T-cell development and activation of mature T cells.

This AMC908 antibody has been tested by immunohistochemistry of formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue using high pH antigen retrieval and can be used at less than or equal to 1 µg/mL. It is recommended that the antibody be carefully titrated for optimal performance in the assay of interest.

Filtration: 0.2 µm post-manufacturing filtered.

Target Information

Cluster of differentiation 8 (CD8), a type I transmembrane glycoprotein of the immunoglobulin family of receptors, plays an integral role in signal transduction, and T cell differentiation and activation. CD8 is predominantly expressed on T cells as a disulfide-linked heterodimer of CD8alpha and CD8beta, where it functions as a co-receptor, along with T cell receptor (TCR), for major histocompatibilty complex class I (MHC-I) molecules; whereas its counterpart, CD4, acts as a co-receptor for MHC-II molecules. CD8 exists on the cell surface, where the CD8alpha chain is essential for binding to MHC-I. CD8 is also expressed on a subset of T cells, NK cells, monocytes and dendritic cells as disulfide-linked homodimers of CD8alpha. Ligation of MHC-I/peptide complexes presented by antigen-presenting cells (APCs), triggers the recruitment of lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase (Lck), which leads to lymphokine production, motility and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activation. Once activated, CTLs play a crucial role in the clearance of pathogens and tumor cells. Differentiation of naive CD8+ T cells into CTLs is strongly enhanced by IL-2, IL-12 and TGF-beta1.

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