Anti-CD40 Antibody Picoband®

Carbonic anhydrase III (CA3) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CA3 gene. CA3 is a member of a multigene family (at least six separate genes are known) that encode carbonic anhydrase isozymes. The gene spans 10.3 kb and contains seven exons and six introns. Using a cDNA clone of the CA3 gene in the study of human-rodent hybrids, the gene was mapped to chromosome 8 which carries a cluster of CA genes. The expression of the CA3 gene is strictly tissue specific and present at high levels in skeletal muscle and much lower levels in cardiac and smooth muscle. A proportion of carriers of Duchenne muscle dystrophy have a higher CA3 level than normal.

E. coli-derived mouse CD40/TNFRSF5 recombinant protein (Position: L20-R193) . Mouse CD40/TNFRSF5 shares 60.7% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with human CD40/TNFRSF5.

Adaptive Immunity, Atherosclerosis, B Cells, Cardiovascular, Hematopoietic Progenitors, Immunology, Lymphoid, Myeloid, Stem Cells, Vascular Inflammation

Receptor for TNFSF5/CD40LG. Transduces TRAF6- and MAP3K8-mediated signals that activate ERK in macrophages and B cells, leading to induction of immunoglobulin secretion. .

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Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.