RAT ANTI MOUSE CD51

Store at 4 °C or at -20 °C if preferred. Storage in frost-free freezers is not recommended. This product should be stored undiluted. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing as this may denature the antibody. Should this product contain a precipitate we recommend microcentrifugation before use.<br>Shelf Life: 18 months from date of despatch.

Rat anti Mouse CD51 antibody, clone RMV-7 recognizes murine CD51, a ~140 kDa alpha subunit of the vitronectin receptor, which is otherwise known as the integrin alpha v chain. CD51 can form heterodimers at the cell surface with a variety of beta integrins including CD29 and CD61.<br><br>Heterodimers of CD51/CD61 function as a receptor for vitronectin, and a wide array of RGD-containing proteins including fibronectin, fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor, laminin, thrombospondin and osteopontin. CD51/CD61 is primarily expressed on myeloid cells and activated T-cells. Alpha-V integrins may play a role in embryo implantation, angiogenesis and wound healing.<br><br>Rat anti Mouse CD51 antibody, clone RMV-7 has been reported to block binding of CD51 to vitronectin, fibronectin, and CD31 in some cell types, as well as blocking LAK cell cytotoxicity (Takahashi et al. 1990).

[integrin alpha-V; Integrin alpha-V; integrin alpha-V; vitronectin receptor alpha polypeptide (VNRA); vitronectin receptor subunit alpha; integrin alpha V; Vitronectin receptor subunit alpha; CD_antigen: CD51Cleaved into the following 2 chains:Integrin alpha-V heavy chain; Integrin alpha-V light chain]