CD22 polyclonal antibody

CD22 (also known as siglec-2) is a member of the sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-type lectin (Siglec) family of immunomodulatory receptors. CD22 can bind to its ligand α 2,6-linked sialic acid on different cells (trans interaction) as well as on the same cells (cis interaction) . CD22 is predominantly expressed on B cells and functions as an inhibitory co-receptor for the B cell receptor (BCR) . After BCR ligation, the tyrosine kinase Lyn is activated and phosphorylates two distal of the four ITIM motifs in the intracellular carboxy-terminal region of CD22, which then recruit tyrosine phosphatases, including SHP-1, to the plasma membrane, and in turn, they get tyrosine-phosphorylated and activated to damp the signaling pathways initiated by BCR ligation. CD22 has been actively pursued as a therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases. Due to almost exclusive expression on B cells, it is also actively pursued as a therapeutic target for multiple B cell malignancies.

B-cell receptor CD22; B-lymphocyte cell adhesion molecule; BL-CAM; Sialic acid-binding Ig-like lectin 2; Siglec-2; T-cell surface antigen Leu-14; CD22; SIGLEC2

The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE) .