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FITC Hamster Anti-Mouse TCR β Chain
FITC Hamster Anti-Mouse TCR β Chain
αβ TCR expression in spleen and thymus. BALB/c splenocytes were simultaneously stained with PE-conjugated anti-mouse CD4 mAb RM4-5 (Cat. No. 553048/553049, left panels), PE-conjugated anti-mouse CD8a mAb 53-6.7 (Cat. No. 553032/553033, left panels), and FITC-conjugated mAb H57-597 (bottom left panel) monoclonal antibodies. BALB/c thymocytes were stained with FITC-conjugated mAb H57-597 (bottom right panel) or unstained (top right panel). Flow cytometry was performed on a BD FACScan™ flow cytometry system.
αβ TCR expression in spleen and thymus. BALB/c splenocytes were simultaneously stained with PE-conjugated anti-mouse CD4 mAb RM4-5 (Cat. No. 553048/553049, left panels), PE-conjugated anti-mouse CD8a mAb 53-6.7 (Cat. No. 553032/553033, left panels), and FITC-conjugated mAb H57-597 (bottom left panel) monoclonal antibodies. BALB/c thymocytes were stained with FITC-conjugated mAb H57-597 (bottom right panel) or unstained (top right panel). Flow cytometry was performed on a BD FACScan™ flow cytometry system.
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BD Pharmingen™
Mouse (QC Testing)
Armenian Hamster IgG2, λ1
TCR affinity-purified from mouse T-cell hybridoma DO-11.10
Flow cytometry (Routinely Tested), Fluorescence microscopy (Reported)
0.5 mg/ml
21577
AB_394683
Aqueous buffered solution containing protein stabilizer and ≤0.09% sodium azide.
RUO


Preparation And Storage

The monoclonal antibody was purified from tissue culture supernatant or ascites by affinity chromatography. The antibody was conjugated with FITC under optimum conditions, and unreacted FITC was removed. Store undiluted at 4°C and protected from prolonged exposure to light. Do not freeze.

Recommended Assay Procedures

It has been observed that pre-incubation of thymus cell suspensions at 37°C for 2 to 4 hours prior to staining enhances the ability of anti-CD3e and anti-TCR β chain mAbs to detect the T cell receptor on immature thymocytes.

Product Notices

  1. Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results.
  2. Please refer to www.bdbiosciences.com/us/s/resources for technical protocols.
  3. Although hamster immunoglobulin isotypes have not been well defined, BD Biosciences Pharmingen has grouped Armenian and Syrian hamster IgG monoclonal antibodies according to their reactivity with a panel of mouse anti-hamster IgG mAbs. A table of the hamster IgG groups, Reactivity of Mouse Anti-Hamster Ig mAbs, may be viewed at http://www.bdbiosciences.com/documents/hamster_chart_11x17.pdf.
  4. Caution: Sodium azide yields highly toxic hydrazoic acid under acidic conditions. Dilute azide compounds in running water before discarding to avoid accumulation of potentially explosive deposits in plumbing.
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H57-597

The H57-597 antibody reacts with a common epitope of the β chain of the T-cell Receptor (TCR) complex on αβ TCR-expressing thymocytes, peripheral T lymphocytes, NK1.1+ thymocytes, and NK-T cells of all mouse strains tested. It does not react with γδ TCR-bearing T cells. In the fetal and adult thymus, the TCR β-chain may form homodimers or pair with the pre-TCR α-chain on the surface of immature thymocytes before TCR α-chain expression. Plate-bound or soluble H57-597 antibody activates αβ TCR-bearing T cells, and plate-bound mAb can induce apoptotic death.

This antibody is routinely tested by flow cytometric analysis. Other applications were tested at BD Biosciences Pharmingen during antibody development only or reported in the literature.

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FITC
Fluorescein (FITC) is part of the BD blue family of dyes. This is a small organic fluorochrome with an excitation maximum (Ex Max) at 494-nm and an emission maximum (Em Max) at 518-nm. FITC is designed to be excited by the Blue laser (488-nm) and detected using an optical filter centered near 520 nm (e.g., a 530/30-nm bandpass filter). Please ensure that your instrument’s configurations (lasers and optical filters) are appropriate for this dye.
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FITC
Blue 488 nm
494 nm
518 nm
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Citations & References
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Development References (10)

  1. Bendelac A, Killeen N, Littman DR, Schwartz RH. A subset of CD4+ thymocytes selected by MHC class I molecules. Science. 1994; 263(5154):1774-1778. (Biology). View Reference
  2. Duke RC, Cohen JJ, Boehme SA, et al. Morphological, biochemical, and flow cytometric assays of apoptosis. In: Coligan J, Kruisbeek AM, Margulies D, Shevach EM, Strober W, ed. Current Protocols in Immunology. New York: John Wiley and Sons; 1995:3.17.1-3.17.33.
  3. Gascoigne NR. Transport and secretion of truncated T cell receptor beta-chain occurs in the absence of association with CD3. J Biol Chem. 1990; 265(16):9296-9301. (Clone-specific: Immunoprecipitation). View Reference
  4. Groettrup M, von Boehmer H. T cell receptor beta chain dimers on immature thymocytes from normal mice. Eur J Immunol. 1993; 23(6):1393-1396. (Biology). View Reference
  5. Kruisbeek AM, Shevach EM. Proliferative assays for T cell function. Curr Protoc Immunol. 2004; 3:3.12.1-3.12.14. (Clone-specific: Stimulation). View Reference
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  8. Saint-Ruf C, Panigada M, Azogui O, Debey P, von Boehmer H, Grassi F. Different initiation of pre-TCR and gammadeltaTCR signalling. Nature. 2000; 406(6795):524-527. (Clone-specific: Fluorescence microscopy). View Reference
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  10. Vicari AP, Zlotnik A. Mouse NK1.1+ T cells: a new family of T cells. Immunol Today. 1996; 17(2):71-76. (Biology). View Reference
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