Product Detail
Description:
Anti-CD8A, AlpHcAbs® Human antibody is designed for detecting human CD8A specifically. Based on ELISA and/or FCM, Anti-CD8A, AlpHcAbs® Human antibody reacts with human CD8A specifically.
Immunogen: Recombinant human CD8A
Host: Alpaca pacous
Isotype: Human IgG1
Conjugate: Unconjugated
Specificity: Human CD8A
Purity: Recombinant Expression and Affinity purified
Concentration: 1mg/ml
Formation: Liquid, 10mM PBS (pH 7.5), 0.05% sucrose, 0.1% trehalose, 0.01% proclin300, 50% Glycerol
Storage: Store at –20 °C, (Avoid freeze / thaw cycles)
Background:
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.
