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BD OptiBuild™ RB744 Mouse Anti-Human CD31 (PECAM-1)
Clone MBC 78.2 (also known as PECAM-1.2; 1.2)
(RUO)
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Preparation And Storage
Recommended Assay Procedures
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- The production process underwent stringent testing and validation to assure that it generates a high-quality conjugate with consistent performance and specific binding activity. However, verification testing has not been performed on all conjugate lots.
- Human donor specific background has been observed in relation to the presence of anti-polyethylene glycol (PEG) antibodies, developed as a result of certain vaccines containing PEG, including some COVID-19 vaccines. We recommend use of BD Horizon Brilliant™ Stain Buffer in your experiments to help mitigate potential background. For more information visit https://www.bdbiosciences.com/en-us/support/product-notices.
- When using high concentrations of antibody, background binding of this dye to erythroid fragments produced by ammonium chloride-based lysis, such as with BD Pharm Lyse™ Lysing Buffer (Cat. No. 555899), has been observed when the antibody conjugate was present during the lysis procedure. This may cause nonspecific staining of target cells, such as leukocytes, which have bound the resulting erythroid fragments. This background can be mitigated by any of the following: titrating the antibody conjugate to a lower concentration, fixing samples with formaldehyde, or removing erythrocytes before staining (eg, gradient centrifugation or pre-lysis with wash). This background has not been observed when cells were lysed with BD FACS™ Lysing Solution (Cat. No. 349202) after staining.
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Companion Products
The MBC 78.2 monoclonal antibody recognizes CD31 which is also known as, Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule (PECAM-1), platelet GPIIa, or EndoCAM. CD31 is a ~130 kDa type I transmembrane glycoprotein that belongs to the Ig gene superfamily. CD31 is comprised of an extracellular region with six IgC-like domains, a transmembrane region, and a cytoplasmic domain that contains two immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs). The MBC 78.2 antibody specifically binds to an epitope located on membrane-proximal, extracellular Ig-like domain 6 of CD31. This epitope remains expressed by activated T cells after enzymatic cleavage and shedding of a soluble extracellular CD31 fragment comprised of Ig-like domains 1 to 5 from cells. In contrast to the MBC 78.2 antibody, the WM59 monoclonal antibody reportedly binds to the extracellular Ig-like domain 2 of CD31. WM59 can thus bind to cells that express intact CD31 but not to cells that express a truncated form CD31 that lacks at least the membrane distal Ig-like domains 1 and 2 of CD31. CD31 has wide tissue distribution and is expressed on platelets, monocytes, granulocytes, some T cell subsets, and at high levels on endothelial cells. This cell adhesion molecule has been implicated in a number of cellular phenomena, including vascular wound healing. angiogenesis, transendothelial migration of leucocytes, and the regulation of T cell responses.
Development References (7)
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DeLisser HM, Chilkotowsky J, Yan HC, Daise ML, Buck CA, Albelda SM. Deletions in the cytoplasmic domain of platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1, CD31) result in changes in ligand binding properties.. J Cell Biol. 1994; 124(1-2):195-203. (Immunogen: Flow cytometry, Functional assay, Inhibition). View Reference
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Fawcett J, Buckley C, Holness CL, et al. Mapping the homotypic binding sites in CD31 and the role of CD31 adhesion in the formation of interendothelial cell contacts. J Cell Biol. 1995; 128(6):1229-1241. (Biology). View Reference
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Fornasa G, Groyer E, Clement M, et al. TCR stimulation drives cleavage and shedding of the ITIM receptor CD31. J Immunol. 2010; 184(10):5485-5492. (Clone-specific: Cytometric Bead Array, Flow cytometry, Immunofluorescence). View Reference
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Newman PJ, Paddock C. CD31 cluster workshop report. In: Schlossman SF. Stuart F. Schlossman .. et al., ed. Leucocyte typing V : white cell differentiation antigens : proceedings of the fifth international workshop and conference held in Boston, USA, 3-7 November, 1993. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1995:1259-1260.
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Tanaka Y, Albelda SM, Horgan KJ, et al. CD31 expressed on distinctive T cell subsets is a preferential amplifier of beta 1 integrin-mediated adhesion.. J Exp Med. 1992; 176(1):245-53. (Clone-specific: Activation, Functional assay). View Reference
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Yan H-C, Newman PJ, Albelda SM. Epitope mapping of CD31 (PECAM-1) mAb. In: Schlossman SF. Stuart F. Schlossman .. et al., ed. Leucocyte typing V : white cell differentiation antigens : proceedings of the fifth international workshop and conference held in Boston, USA, 3-7 November, 1993. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1995:1261-1262.
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Yan HC, Pilewski JM, Zhang Q, DeLisser HM, Romer L, Albelda SM. Localization of multiple functional domains on human PECAM-1 (CD31) by monoclonal antibody epitope mapping.. Cell Adhes Commun. 1995; 3(1):45-66. (Clone-specific: Immunoprecipitation). View Reference
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