MICA/B antibody (APC)

Catalog No. ABIN7013905

Product Details anti-MICA/B Antibody (APC)

Target: MICA/B (MICA/MICB) (MHC Class I Polypeptide-Related Sequence A/B (MICA/MICB))

Reactivity: Human

Host: Mouse

Clonality: Monoclonal

Conjugate: This MICA/B antibody is conjugated to APC

Application: Flow Cytometry (FACS)

Specificity: The mouse monoclonal antibody 6D4 recognizes a common extracellular epitope on MICA and MICB glycoproteins, transmembrane ligands of CD314 (NKG2D), and is able to block CD314-mediated activation of NK cells and cytotoxic T cells.

Purification: Purified antibody is conjugated with activated allophycocyanin (APC) under optimum conditions and unconjugated antibody and free fluorochrome are removed by size-exclusion chromatography.

Immunogen: Transfected C1R cells expressing MICA

Clone: 6D4

Isotype: IgG2a

Application Details

Application Notes: Flow cytometry: Recommended dilution: 1-5 μg/mL.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Concentration: 0.1 mg/mL

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

Preservative: Sodium azide

Precaution of Use: This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.

Storage: 4 °C

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

Target Details for MICA/B

Target: MICA/B (MICA/MICB) (MHC Class I Polypeptide-Related Sequence A/B (MICA/MICB))

Alternative Name: MICA/MICB (MICA/MICB Products)

Background: MICA and MICB glycoproteins are members of MHC class I family, closely linked to HLA-B. However, unlike HLA molecules, MICA and MICB are not associated with beta2 microglobulin and are conformationally stable in the absence of conventional MHC class I peptide ligands. Both proteins are stress-induced antigens expressed mainly in gastrointestinal epithelium, where they are recognized by V-delta1 subset of gamma/delta T cells, and also on diverse epithelial tumor cells. Binding of MICA/MICB receptor, the NKG2D, leads to cytolytic response of NK cells, Tc cells, and gamma/delta T cells. Alternative splicing results in multiple isoforms, and some of them have been associated with susceptibility to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Shedding of MICA-related antibodies and ligands is involved in the progression from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance to multiple myeloma.