CD62L (L-Selectin) Monoclonal Antibody (MEL-14), Functional Grade, eBioscience™, Invitrogen™

Description

• Description: The MEL-14 monoclonal antibody reacts with mouse CD62L, a 76 kDa member of the selectin family
• CD62L is expressed by neutrophils, monocytes, and subsets of T, B, and NK cells and binds a number of glycosylated, fucosylated, sulfated sialylated glycoproteins including CD34, glycam-1 and MAdCam-1
• These interactions mediate rolling of lymphocytes on activated endothelium at the sites of inflammation and homing of cells to the high endothelial venules (HEV) of peripheral lymphoid tissues
• Applications Reported: The MEL-14 antibody has been reported for use in flow cytometric analysis
• MEL-14 has also been reported in blocking of adhesion in functional studies
• (Fluorchrome-conjguated MEL-14 is recommended for use in flow cytometry.)
• Applications Tested: The MEL-14 antibody has been tested by flow cytometric analysis of mouse splenocytes
• This can be used at less than or equal to 0.5 μg per test
• A test is defined as the amount (μg) of antibody that will stain a cell sample in a final volume of 100 μL
• Cell number should be determined empirically but can range from 10^5 to 10^8 cells/test
• It is recommended that the antibody be carefully titrated for optimal performance in the assay of interest
• Endotoxin: Less than 0.001 ng/ug antibody as determined by the LAL assay
• Storage and handling: Use in a sterile environment
• Filtration: 0.2 μm post-manufacturing filtered
• The human CD62L is a 74-95 kDa glycoprotein member of the selectin family of adhesion receptors
• L-Selectin is comprised of an aminoterminal C-type lectin binding domain, an epidermal growth factor-like domain, two short consensus repeat (SCR) sequences homologous to those found in complement binding proteins, a short spacer region, a transmembrane region and a short cytoplasmic region
• Human CD62L (L-Selectin) is constitutively expressed on all classes of leukocytes including lymphocytes (except a substantial population of memory T cells), monocytes and polymorphonuclear cells.