CD325 Mouse anti-Human, BB700, Clone: 8C11, BD Optibuild™

Description

• The 8C11 monoclonal antibody recognizes the extracellular domain of human N-Cadherin (CD325)
• Cadherins are a family of Ca2+ -dependent intercellular adhesion molecules that play a central role in controlling morphogenetic movements during development
• Their function is regulated by association with the actin cytoskeleton by a complex of cytoplasmic proteins called the catenins (á, â, ã)
• Members of the cadherin family include P-cadherin, E-cadherin (uvomorulin), N-cadherin (neural cadherin), R-cadherin, cadherin 5, L-CAM, and EP-cadherin
• N-cadherin mRNA is found at elevated levels in brain and heart and at a much lower level in liver
• Mechanisms such as mRNA expression, cytokine modulation, and protease-mediated turnover modulate N-cadherin protein levels during development
• In addition, N-cadherin function is indirectly regulated by endogenous kinases and phosphatases
• Tyrosine phosphorylation of â-catenin complexed with N-cadherin results in dissociation of N-cadherin from actin
• However, N-cadherin also interacts with a PTP1B-like phosphatase that dephosphorylates â-catenin and promotes N-cadherin/actin association
• Thus, N-cadherin is an integral adhesion molecule whose function is regulated by protein-protein interactions and phosphorylation/dephosphorylation events
• The antibody was conjugated to BD Horizon™ BB700, which is part of the BD Horizon Brilliant™ Blue family of dyes
• It is a polymer-based tandem dye developed exclusively by BD Biosciences
• With an excitation max of 485 nm and an emission max of 693 nm, BD Horizon BB700 can be excited by the 488 nm laser and detected in a standard PerCP-Cy™5.5 set (eg, 695/40nm filter)
• This dye provides a much brighter alternative to PerCP-Cy5.5 with less cross laser excitation off the 405 nm and 355 nm lasers.BD Horizon Brilliant™ Blue 700 (BB700) is a dye that was exclusively developed by BD Biosciences as brighter alternative to PerCP-Cy5.5
• This dye also has less cross laser excitation off the 405 nm laser, resulting in less spillover into the violet channels compared to PerCP-Cy5.5.  Due to similar excitation and emission properties, BD Horizon BB700 and PerCP-Cy5.5 cannot be used simultaneously.