Thermo Fisher Scientific CD74 Monoclonal Antibody (01)

Applications and Tested Dilution

Product Specifications

Product Specific Information

This product is preservative-free. It is recommended to add sodium azide to avoid contamination (final concentration 0.05%–0.1%).
This antibody has specificity for Human CD74.

Target Information

HLA-DR, like other MHC class II molecules, is a transmembrane glycoprotein composed of a 36 kDa alpha chain (DRA) and a 27 kDa beta chain (DRB). The alpha chain gene contains 5 exons: exon 1 encodes the leader peptide, exons 2 and 3 encode the two extracellular domains, and exon 4 encodes the transmembrane domain and cytoplasmic tail. DRA lacks polymorphisms in the peptide-binding region and serves as the sole alpha chain for DRB1, DRB3, DRB4, and DRB5.
Within the DR molecule, the beta chain contains all the polymorphisms specifying peptide-binding specificities. Hundreds of DRB1 alleles have been described, and typing for these polymorphisms is routinely performed for bone marrow and kidney transplantation.
HLA-DR is expressed primarily on antigen-presenting cells such as B lymphocytes, monocytes, macrophages, thymic epithelial cells, and activated T lymphocytes. Three loci—DR, DQ, and DP—encode the major expressed products of the human class II region.
Human MHC class II molecules bind intracellularly processed peptides, present them to T-helper cells, and play a critical role in initiating the immune response.

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