TCR V alpha 2 Monoclonal Antibody (B20.1), eFluor™ 450, eBioscience™, Invitrogen™

Description

• Description: The B20.1 monoclonal antibody reacts with mouse T-cell receptor (TCR) V alpha 2 chains
• This antibody recognizes the majority of the TCR V alpha 2 subfamily in mice carrying the a, b and c haplotypes
• The antibody also reacts with the products of T cell receptor, V delta 8 due to the high degree of homology
• Applications Reported: This B20.1 antibody has been reported for use in flow cytometric analysis
• Applications Tested: This B20.1 antibody has been tested
• This can be used at less than or equal to 0.125 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
• eFluor® 450 is an alternative to Pacific Blue®
• eFluor® 450 emits at 445 nm and is excited with the Violet laser (405 nm)
• Please make sure that your instrument is capable of detecting this fluorochome
• Excitation: 405 nm; Emission: 445 nm; Laser: Violet Laser
• Filtration: 0.2 μm post-manufacturing filtered
• The ability of T cell receptors (TCR) to discriminate foreign from self-peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules is essential for an effective adaptive immune response
• TCR recognition of self-peptides has been linked to autoimmune disease
• Mutant self-peptides have been associated with tumors
• Engagement of TCRs by a family of bacterial toxins know as superantigens has been responsible for toxic shock syndrome
• Autoantibodies to V beta segments of T cell receptors have been isolated from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
• The autoantibodies block TH1-mediated inflammatory autodestructive reactions and are believed to be a method by which the immune system compensates for disease
• Most human T cells express the TCR alpha-beta and either CD4 or CD8 molecule (single positive, SP)
• A small number of T cells lack both CD4 and CD8 (double negative, DN)
• Increased percentages of alpha-beta DN T cells have been identified in some autoimmune and immunodeficiency disorders
• Gamma-delta T cells are primarily found within the epithelium
• They show less TCR diversity and recognize antigens differently than alpha-beta T cells
• Subsets of gamma-delta T cells have shown antitumor and immunoregulatory activity.