Invitrogen™ CD3/HLA Class 2 Antibody Cocktail, FITC, PE

Description

MA5-16958 contains a monoclonal mixture of FITC-conjugated CD3 (clone #UCH-T1, Mouse IgG1) and RPE-conjugated HLA Class 2 (clone #WR18, Mouse IgG2a). UCHT1 recognizes the human CD3 cell surface antigen expressed by T lymphocytes. WR18 recognizes a common determinant on the beta chain of the human HLA Class 2 molecules HLA-DR, DP and DQ. This antigen is expressed on B lymphocytes, monocytes and on activated T lymphocytes. This antibody is designed to permit the simultaneous enumeration of CD3 and HLA Class 2 expressing cells. It is particularly useful in the assessment of HLA Class 2 expression on T lymphocytes. Reconstitute with 0.5 mL of distilled water. After reconstitution, store product undiluted at 4°C in the dark. For FACS analysis, use 10 μL of the suggested working dilution to label 1x10^6 cells in 100 μL.

The protein encoded by this gene is part of the T-cell receptor/CD3 complex (TCR/CD3 complex) and is involved in T-cell development and signal transduction. The encoded membrane protein represents the delta subunit of the CD3 complex, and along with four other CD3 subunits, binds either TCR alpha/beta or TCR gamma/delta to form the TCR/CD3 complex on the surface of T-cells. Defects in this gene are a cause of severe combined immunodeficiency autosomal recessive T-cell-negative/B-cell-positive/NK-cell-positive (SCIDBNK). Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. Other variants may also exist, but the full-length natures of their transcripts has yet to be defined.