Anti-Perforin PE-Cy™7

Perforin is a 70 kDa cytolytic protein with structural and functional similarities to complement component 9 (C9) . It is stored in cytoplasmic granules of cytotoxic T cells and NK cells and after its release it forms transmembrane pores in the target cells to kill it. As perforin is a key effector molecule for cell-mediated cytolysis, defects of its gene can cause severe disorders.

Product Specifications

Certification

RUO

Negative Species

Mouse

Reactivity

Human, Cow

Immunogen

Purified granules from human YT lymphoma cell line

Target Antigen

Perforin

Clone

DG9

Applications

FC (QC tested)

Format

PE-Cy

Buffer

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

References & Citations

*Vargas-Inchaustegui DA, Demberg T, Robert-Guroff M: A CD8α (-) subpopulation of macaque circulatory natural killer cells can mediate both antibody-dependent and antibody-independent cytotoxic activities. Immunology. 2011 Nov;134 (3) :326-40., URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21978002, *Takeuchi M, Inoue T, Otani T, Yamasaki F, Nakamura S, Kibata M: Cell-in-cell structures formed between human cancer cell lines and the cytotoxic regulatory T-cell line HOZOT. J Mol Cell Biol. 2010 Jun;2 (3) :139-51., URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20348186 , *Qiu Y, Chen J, Liao H, Zhang Y, Wang H, Li S, Luo Y, Fang D, Li G, Zhou B, Shen L, Chen CY, Huang D, Cai J, Cao K, Jiang L, Zeng G, Chen ZW: Tim-3-expressing CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in human tuberculosis (TB) exhibit polarized effector memory phenotypes and stronger anti-TB effector functions. PLoS Pathog. 2012;8 (11) :e1002984., URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23144609 , *Hersperger AR, Makedonas G, Betts MR: Flow cytometric detection of perforin upregulation in human CD8 T cells. Cytometry A. 2008 Nov;73 (11) :1050-7., URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18615597 , *Hameed A, Olsen KJ, Cheng L, Fox WM, Hruban RH, Podack ER: Immunohistochemical identification of cytotoxic lymphocytes using human perforin monoclonal antibody. Am J Pathol. 1992 May;140 (5) :1025-30., URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1374586

Storage Conditions

Store at 2-8°C. Protect from prolonged exposure to light. Do not freeze.

Specificity

The mouse monoclonal antibody dG9 (also known as deltaG9) recognizes perforin, a 70 kDa protein expressed in cytoplasmic granules of cytotoxic T cells and NK cells.