Anti-Hu CD8 Purified

The CD8 T cell coreceptor (monomer approx. 32-34 kDa) is expressed as alpha/beta heterodimer on majority of MHC I-restricted conventional T cells and thymocytes and as alpha/alpha homodimer on subsets of memory T cells, intraepithelial lymphocytes, NK cells and dendritic cells. Regulation of CD8 beta level on T cell surface seems to be an important mechanism to control their effector function. Assembly of CD8 alpha-beta but not alpha-alpha dimers is connected with formation or localization to the lipid rafts. Recruiting triggered TCR complexes to these membrane microdomains as well as affinity of TCR to MHC I is modulated by CD8, thereby affecting the functional diversity of the TCR signaling.

Product Specifications

Certification

RUO

Reactivity

Human

Immunogen

Leukocytes of a patient suffering from LGL Type Leukemia.

Target Antigen

CD8

Clone

MEM-87

Applications

FC (QC tested), IP

Concentration

1 mg/mL

Format

Purified

Buffer

Phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.4, 15 mM sodium azide

References & Citations

*Ohradanova-Repic A, Machacek C, Charvet C, Lager F, Le Roux D, Platzer R, Leksa V, Mitulovic G, Burkard TR, Zlabinger GJ, Fischer MB, Feuillet V, Renault G, Blüml S, Benko M, Suchanek M, Huppa JB, Matsuyama T, Cavaco-Paulo A, Bismuth G, Stockinger H: Extracellular Purine Metabolism Is the Switchboard of Immunosuppressive Macrophages and a Novel Target to Treat Diseases With Macrophage Imbalances. Front Immunol. 2018 Apr 27;9:852., URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29780382

Other References

*Devine L, Thakral D, Nag S, Dobbins J, Hodsdon ME, Kavathas PB: Mapping the binding site on CD8 beta for MHC class I reveals mutants with enhanced binding. J Immunol. 2006 Sep 15;177 (6) :3930-8., URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16951356/, *Pang DJ, Hayday AC, Bijlmakers MJ: CD8 Raft localization is induced by its assembly into CD8alpha beta heterodimers, not CD8alpha alpha homodimers. J Biol Chem. 2007 May 4;282 (18) :13884-94., URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17341584/, *van den Berg HA, Wooldridge L, Laugel B, Sewell AK: Coreceptor CD8-driven modulation of T cell antigen receptor specificity. J Theor Biol. 2007 Nov 21;249 (2) :395-408., URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17869274/

Storage Conditions

Store at 2-8°C. Do not freeze.

Specificity

The antibody MEM-87 recognizes an extracellular epitope of CD8, a cell surface glycoprotein found on most cytotoxic T lymphocytes that mediates efficient cell-cell interactions within the immune system. CD8 is a disulfide-linked dimer and exists as a CD8 alpha/alpha homodimer or CD8 alpha/beta heterodimer (each monomer approx. 32-34 kDa) .