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Preparation And Storage
Recommended Assay Procedures
The antigen is expressed at only moderate density on activated T lymphocytes. It may be desirable to amplify the staining by using a biotinylated second-step antibody with a bright third-step reagent, such as Streptavidin-PE (Cat. No. 554061). Furthermore, we have found that polyclonal goat anti-rat Ig is weakly reactive with this rat IgG2b mAb, so we recommend the use of biotinylated anti-rat IgG2b mAb RG7/11.1 (Cat. No. 553898) as the second step.
Product Notices
- Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results.
- Please refer to www.bdbiosciences.com/us/s/resources for technical protocols.
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The 7E.17G9 monoclonal antibody specifically binds to CD278, the Inducible Costimulatory molecule (ICOS), a 47-57 kDa homodimeric glycoprotein of the CD28 family of costimulatory molecules. ICOS is expressed on subpopulations of CD4-CD8- and CD4+CD8- (but not CD4-CD8+ or CD4+CD8+) thymocytes, on some T-cell lines, and on small numbers of peripheral leukocytes. It is upregulated on T lymphocytes following activation via the T-cell receptor. The T-cell activation marker H4 is the same molecule as ICOS. ICOS is a costimulatory receptor, and its ligand on antigen-presenting cells has been called B7RP-1, GL50, B7h, B7-H2, or LICOS. There is considerable evidence that the interaction of ICOS with its ligand is involved in the regulation of many, but not all, T-cell-mediated immune responses.
Development References (9)
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Buonfiglio D, Bragardo M, Redoglia V, et al. The T cell activation molecule H4 and the CD28-like molecule ICOS are identical. Eur J Immunol. 2000; 30(12):3463-3467. (Biology). View Reference
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Chambers CA. The expanding world of co-stimulation: the two-signal model revisited. Trends Immunol. 2001; 22(4):217-223. (Biology). View Reference
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Dong C, Temann UA, Flavell RA. Cutting edge: critical role of inducible costimulator in germinal center reactions. J Immunol. 2001; 166(6):3659-3662. (Biology). View Reference
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Gonzalo JA, Delaney T, Corcoran J, Goodearl A, Gutierrez-Ramos JC, Coyle AJ. Cutting edge: the related molecules CD28 and inducible costimulator deliver both unique and complementary signals required for optimal T cell activation. J Immunol. 2001; 166(1):1-5. (Biology). View Reference
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Mages HW, Hutloff A, Heuck C, et al. Molecular cloning and characterization of murine ICOS and identification of B7h as ICOS ligand. Eur J Immunol. 2000; 30(4):1040-1047. (Biology). View Reference
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McAdam AJ, Chang TT, Lumelsky AE, et al. Mouse inducible costimulatory molecule (ICOS) expression is enhanced by CD28 costimulation and regulates differentiation of CD4+ T cells.. J Immunol. 2000; 165(9):5035-40. (Immunogen). View Reference
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Schwartz RH. Immunology. It takes more than two to tango. Nature. 2001; 409(6816):31-32. (Biology). View Reference
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Sperling AI, Bluestone JA. ICOS costimulation: It's not just for TH2 cells anymore. Nat Immunol. 2001; 2(7):573-574. (Biology). View Reference
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Wallin JJ, Liang L, Bakardjiev A, Sha WC. Enhancement of CD8+ T cell responses by ICOS/B7h costimulation. J Immunol. 2001; 167(1):132-139. (Biology). View Reference
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