Thermo Fisher Scientific CD8a Monoclonal Antibody (4SM15), Biotin, eBioscience

Applications

Tested Dilution

Publications

Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

-

View 17 publications 17 publications

Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) (IHC (P))

10 µg/mL

View 1 publication 1 publication

Flow Cytometry (Flow)

0.25 µg/test

View 2 publications 2 publications

Product Specifications

Species Reactivity

Mouse

Published species

Mouse

Host/Isotype

Rat / IgG2a, lambda

Recommended Isotype Control

Rat IgG2a kappa Isotype Control (eBR2a), Biotin, eBioscience™

Class

Monoclonal

Type

Antibody

Clone

4SM15

Conjugate

Biotin Biotin Biotin

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• Unconjugated
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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_2572771

Product Specific Information

Description: The 4SM15 monoclonal antibody reacts with the mouse CD8a molecule. CD8a is 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 alpha beta TCR T cells express CD8 alpha beta while gamma delta TCR T cells, a subpopulation of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) and dendritic cells express CD8 alpha alpha. 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.

Recent studies have shown the 4SM15 antibody recognizes and binds a non-CD8a epitope in neural tissue. The 4SM15 clone is not recommended for staining of mouse neural tissue. For additional information please contact our technical service (tech@eBioscience.com). For detection of mouse CD8a in FFPE mouse neural tissue please refer to alternate product Anti-Mouse CD8a Purified (Product # 14-0195).

The 4SM15 monoclonal antibody is not recommended for immunohistochemistry of frozen mouse tissue. For detection of mouse CD8a using immunohistochemistry of frozen tissue please refer to alternate product Anti-Mouse CD8a Purified (Product # 14-0081-82).

Applications Reported: This 4SM15 antibody has been reported for use in flow cytometric analysis, microscopy, and immunohistochemical staining of formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue sections.

Applications Tested: This 4SM15 antibody has been tested by immunohistochemistry of formalin-fixed paraffin embedded mouse tissue using low or high pH antigen retrieval and can be used at less than or equal to 10 µg/mL. The 4SM15 antibody has been tested by flow cytometric analysis of mouse splenocytes and can be used at less than or equal to 0.25 µg per test. A test is defined as the amount (µg) of antibody that will stain a cell sample in a final volume of 100 µL. Cell number should be determined empirically but can range from 10^5 to 10^8 cells/test. 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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