SIGN-R1 Recombinant Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (123), Invitrogen™

Description

• This product is preservative free
• It is recommended to add sodium azide to avoid contamination (final concentration 0.05%-0.1%)
• Recombinant rabbit monoclonal antibodies are produced using in vitro expression systems
• The expression systems are developed by cloning in the specific antibody DNA sequences from immunoreactive rabbits
• Then, individual clones are screened to select the best candidates for production
• The advantages of using recombinant rabbit monoclonal antibodies include: better specificity and sensitivity, lot-to-lot consistency, animal origin-free formulations, and broader immunoreactivity to diverse targets due to larger rabbit immune repertoire
• This antibody has specificity for Mouse SIGNR1/CD209b
• SIGNR1 is a type II transmembrane C-type lectin that was identified in a search for mouse homologues of human DC-SIGN
• It is expressed at high levels in splenic marginal zone macrophages and lymph node medullary macrophages, where it functions to uptake dextran polysaccharides, including the capsular polysaccharide of Streptococcus pneumoniae
• It has also been demonstrated that SIGNR1 physically associates with TLR4/MD2, and it has been suggested that this association plays a role in recognition of LPS
• Furthermore, recently it has been shown that SIGNR1 deficient mice have a defect in catabolism of the complement component C3, and that SIGNR1 binds directly to the complement C1 subcomponent, C1q to assemble a non-conventional C3 convertase.