Rat Anti-Mouse BP-1/Ly-51-PE

The purified (UNLB) antibody is supplied as 0.5 mg of purified immunoglobulin in 1.0 mL of 100 mM borate buffered saline, pH 8.2. No preservatives or amine-containing buffer salts added. Store at 2-8 °C. <br>The fluorescein (FITC) conjugate is supplied as 0.5 mg in 1.0 mL of PBS/NaN3. Store at 2-8 °C. <br>The biotin (BIOT) conjugate is supplied as 0.5 mg in 1.0 mL of PBS/NaN3. Store at 2-8 °C. <br>The R-phycoerythrin (R-PE) conjugate is supplied as 0.1 mg in 1.0 mL or 0.2 mg in 2.0 mL of PBS/NaN3 and a stabilizing agent. Store at 2-8 °C. Do not freeze! <br>Protect conjugated forms from light. Each reagent is stable for the period shown on the bottle label if stored as directed.

BP-1/Ly-51/6C3 antigen, (aminopeptidase A, E.C.3.4.11.7, glutamylaminopeptidase)<br>BP-1, also known as Ly-51/6C3 antigen, is a type II homodimeric transmembrane glycoprotein formed by two disulfide-linked chains of 140 kDa.1, 2 Originally identified on the surface of pre-B cell lymphomas1, 3 the cDNA encoding BP-1/Ly-51/6C3 has been cloned and found to represent aminopeptidase A.4, 5 It is expressed at high levels on bone marrow stromal cell lines which support in vitro B lymphopoiesis and on a wide variety of mouse tissues known to possess aminopeptidase activity.6-8 Subsets of normal bone marrow pre-B and B cells express low levels of BP-1/Ly-51/6C3, which is rapidly upregulated on pre-B cells in the presence of IL- 7.9, 10 The BP-1/6C3 marker is commonly used to identify B cells in different stages of development.11