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Flow cytometric analysis of CD21 expression on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). PBMC were stained with either Purified Mouse Anti-Human CD21 (Cat. No. 552727, shaded histogram) or Purified Mouse IgG1, κ Isotype Control (Cat. No. 552727, open histogram), followed by FITC Goat Anti-Mouse Ig (Cat. No. 554001). The histograms were derived from the gated events based on light scattering characteristics of viable lymphocytes.
BD Pharmingen™ Purified Mouse Anti-Human CD21
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Recommended Assay Procedures
Immunofluorescent Staining and Flow Cytometry: The 1048 antibody is useful for flow cytometric analysis of CD21/CR2 expressed on cell surfaces. Double staining PBMCs with clone 1048 and BD Biosciences Pharmingen's other CD21 specific clone, B-ly4 (Cat. No. 559867) reveal up to 98% identity of the positive population, indicating that these two clones recognize different epitopes of CR2 (data not shown).
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- Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results.
- An isotype control should be used at the same concentration as the antibody of interest.
- 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.
- Sodium azide is a reversible inhibitor of oxidative metabolism; therefore, antibody preparations containing this preservative agent must not be used in cell cultures nor injected into animals. Sodium azide may be removed by washing stained cells or plate-bound antibody or dialyzing soluble antibody in sodium azide-free buffer. Since endotoxin may also affect the results of functional studies, we recommend the NA/LE (No Azide/Low Endotoxin) antibody format, if available, for in vitro and in vivo use.
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CD21 is a 145 kDa transmembrane glycoprotein that is expressed on mature B cells, follicular dendritic cells, a subset of immature thymocytes and on some epithelial cells. CD21 is also known as the C3d Receptor, Complement Receptor 2 (CR2), and the Epstein-Barr Virus receptor, (EBV-R). CD21 is part of a large signal-transduction complex that also includes CD19, CD81 and Leu13. CR2 serves as a receptor for the activation fragments of complement component C3, i.e. C3d, iC3d, and C3dg and C3d-bound antigens and plays a central role in the immune response by amplifying B-cell activation and proliferation. CR2 is also the receptor for EBV by binding its surface glycoprotein gp350/220. Anti-human CR2 hybridomas were generated from Cr2-/-mice (lacking the cr2 gene, that encodes CR2 and CR1 in mice) immunized with the recombinant protein representing the first two amino-terminal short consensus repeats (SRC) of human CR2, SCR1-2. Both the C3d and EBV binding sites of hu CR2 were localized to these sites. Clone 1048 has been reported to specifically react with CR2-expressing cells and to inhibit CR2 interactions with C3 fragments or the EBV surface protein, gp350/220.
Development References (4)
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Carel JC, Myones BL, Frazier B, Holers VM. Structural requirements for C3d,g/Epstein-Barr virus receptor (CR2/CD21) ligand binding, internalization, and viral infection. J Biol Chem. 1990; 265(21):12293-12299. (Biology). View Reference
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Cooper NR, Moore MD, Nemerow GR. Immunobiology of CR2, the B lymphocyte receptor for Epstein-Barr virus and the C3d complement fragment. Annu Rev Immunol. 1988; 6:85-113. (Biology). View Reference
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Guthridge JM, Young K, Gipson MG, et al. Epitope mapping using the X-ray crystallographic structure of complement receptor type 2 (CR2)/CD21: identification of a highly inhibitory monoclonal antibody that directly recognizes the CR2-C3d interface.. J Immunol. 2001; 167(10):5758-66. (Biology). View Reference
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Szakonyi G, Guthridge JM, Li D, Young K, Holers VM, Chen XS. Structure of complement receptor 2 in complex with its C3d ligand. Science. 2001; 293(5522):1725-1728. (Biology). View Reference
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