BD Pharmingen™ PE Hamster Anti-Mouse TCR β Chain
Clone H57-597 (RUO)
TCR β chain expression in spleen and thymus. C57BL/6 splenocytes were simultaneously stained with FITC-conjugated anti-mouse CD4 mAb RM4-5 (Cat. No. 553046/553047, left panels), FITC-conjugated anti-mouse CD8a mAb 53-6.7 (Cat. No. 553030/553031, left panels), and PE-conjugated mAb H57-597 (bottom left panel) monoclonal antibodies. C57BL/6 thymocytes were stained PE-conjugated mAb H57-597 (bottom right panel) or unstained (top right panel). Flow cytometry was performed on a BD FACScan™ flow cytometry system.
TCR β chain expression in spleen and thymus. C57BL/6 splenocytes were simultaneously stained with FITC-conjugated anti-mouse CD4 mAb RM4-5 (Cat. No. 553046/553047, left panels), FITC-conjugated anti-mouse CD8a mAb 53-6.7 (Cat. No. 553030/553031, left panels), and PE-conjugated mAb H57-597 (bottom left panel) monoclonal antibodies. C57BL/6 thymocytes were stained PE-conjugated mAb H57-597 (bottom right panel) or unstained (top right panel). Flow cytometry was performed on a BD FACScan™ flow cytometry system.
Preparation And Storage
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. This antibody conjugate is compatible with intracellular staining protocols using the BD Cytofix/Cytoperm™ Kit (Cat. No. 554714).
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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.
Development References (3)
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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: Immunofluorescence, Immunoprecipitation). View Reference
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Kruisbeek AM, Shevach EM. Proliferative assays for T cell function. Curr Protoc Immunol. 2004; 3:3.12.1-3.12.14. (Clone-specific: Activation, Functional assay, Stimulation). View Reference
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Kubo RT, Born W, Kappler JW, Marrack P, Pigeon M. Characterization of a monoclonal antibody which detects all murine alpha beta T cell receptors. J Immunol. 1989; 142(8):2736-2742. (Immunogen: Activation, Flow cytometry, Functional assay, Stimulation). View Reference
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