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Preparation And Storage
Recommended Assay Procedures
For optimal and reproducible results, BD Horizon Brilliant Stain Buffer should be used anytime two or more BD Horizon Brilliant dyes (including BD OptiBuild Brilliant reagents) are used in the same experiment. Fluorescent dye interactions may cause staining artifacts which may affect data interpretation. The BD Horizon Brilliant Stain Buffer was designed to minimize these interactions. More information can be found in the Technical Data Sheet of the BD Horizon Brilliant Stain Buffer (Cat. No. 563794).
Product Notices
- This antibody was developed for use in flow cytometry.
- 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.
- Researchers should determine the optimal concentration of this reagent for their individual applications.
- An isotype control should be used at the same concentration as the antibody of interest.
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Companion Products
The MEC13.3 antibody specifically recognizes CD31, also known as PECAM-1 (Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1). CD31 is a 130 kDa integral membrane protein, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, that mediates cell-to-cell adhesion. CD31 is expressed constitutively on the surface of adult and embryonic endothelial cells and is also expressed on many peripheral leukocytes and platelets. It has also been detected on bone marrow-derived hematopoietic stem cells and embryonic stem cells. CD31 is involved in the transendothelial emigration of neutrophils, and neutrophil PECAM-1 appears to be down-regulated after extravasation into inflamed tissues. Multiple alternatively spliced isoforms are detected during early post-implantation embryonic development; this alternative splicing is involved in the regulation of ligand specificity. CD38 and vitronectin receptor (αvβ3 integrin, CD51/CD61) are proposed to be ligands for CD31. CD31-mediated endothelial cell-cell interactions are involved in angiogenesis. The MEC13.3 mAb inhibits a variety of in vitro and in vivo functions mediated by CD31.
The antibody was conjugated to BD Horizon™ BV711 which is part of the BD Horizon Brilliant™ Violet family of dyes. This dye is a tandem fluorochrome of BD Horizon BV421 with an Ex Max of 405-nm and an acceptor dye with an Em Max at 711-nm. BD Horizon BV711 can be excited by the violet laser and detected in a filter used to detect Cy™5.5 / Alexa Fluor® 700-like dyes (eg, 712/20-nm filter). Due to the excitation and emission characteristics of the acceptor dye, there may be moderate spillover into the Alexa Fluor® 700 and PerCP-Cy5.5 detectors. However, the spillover can be corrected through compensation as with any other dye combination.
Development References (13)
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Christofidou-Solomidou M, Nakada MT, Williams J, Muller WA, DeLisser HM. Neutrophil platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 participates in neutrophil recruitment at inflammatory sites and is down-regulated after leukocyte extravasation. J Immunol. 1997; 158(10):4872-4878. (Clone-specific: Flow cytometry, Inhibition, In vivo exacerbation). View Reference
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DeLisser HM, Christofidou-Solomidou M, Strieter RM, et al. Involvement of endothelial PECAM-1/CD31 in angiogenesis. Am J Pathol. 1997; 151(3):671-677. (Clone-specific: Inhibition, In vivo exacerbation). View Reference
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DeLisser HM, Newman PJ, Albelda SM. Molecular and functional aspects of PECAM-1/CD31. Immunol Today. 1994; 15(10):490-495. (Biology). View Reference
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Duncan GS, Andrew DP, Takimoto H, et al. Genetic evidence for functional redundancy of Platelet/Endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1): CD31-deficient mice reveal PECAM-1-dependent and PECAM-1-independent functions. J Immunol. 1999; 162(5):3022-3030. (Clone-specific: Flow cytometry, Immunohistochemistry). View Reference
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Famiglietti J, Sun J, DeLisser HM, Albelda SM. Tyrosine residue in exon 14 of the cytoplasmic domain of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1/CD31) regulates ligand binding specificity. J Cell Biol. 1997; 138(6):1425-1435. (Biology). View Reference
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Horenstein AL, Stockinger H, Imhof BA, Malavasi F. CD38 binding to human myeloid cells is mediated by mouse and human CD31. Biochem J. 1998; 330(3):1129-1135. (Biology). View Reference
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Ling V, Luxenberg D, Wang J, et al. Structural identification of the hematopoietic progenitor antigen ER-MP12 as the vascular endothelial adhesion molecule PECAM-1 (CD31). Eur J Immunol. 1997; 27(2):509-514. (Clone-specific: Flow cytometry). View Reference
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Piali L, Hammel P, Uherek C, et al. CD31/PECAM-1 is a ligand for alpha v beta 3 integrin involved in adhesion of leukocytes to endothelium. J Cell Biol. 1995; 130(2):451-460. (Biology). View Reference
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Rosenblum WI, Murata S, Nelson GH, Werner PK, Ranken R, Harmon RC. Anti-CD31 delays platelet adhesion/aggregation at sites of endothelial injury in mouse cerebral arterioles. Am J Pathol. 1994; 145(1):33-36. (Clone-specific: Flow cytometry, Immunohistochemistry, Immunoprecipitation, In vivo exacerbation). View Reference
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Suri C, Jones PF, Patan S, et al. Requisite role of angiopoietin-1, a ligand for the TIE2 receptor, during embryonic angiogenesis. Cell. 1996; 87(7):1171-1180. (Clone-specific: Immunohistochemistry). View Reference
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Vanzulli S, Gazzaniga S, Braidot MF, et al. Detection of endothelial cells by MEC 13.3 monoclonal antibody in mice mammary tumors. Biocell. 1997; 21(1):39-46. (Clone-specific: Immunohistochemistry). View Reference
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Vecchi A, Garlanda C, Lampugnani MG, et al. Monoclonal antibodies specific for endothelial cells of mouse blood vessels. Their application in the identification of adult and embryonic endothelium. Eur J Cell Biol. 1994; 63(2):247-254. (Immunogen: ELISA, Flow cytometry, Fluorescence microscopy, Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Immunoprecipitation). View Reference
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