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BD® CompBeads can be used as surrogates to assess fluorescence spillover (compensation). When fluorochrome conjugated antibodies are bound to BD® CompBeads, they have spectral properties very similar to cells. However, for some fluorochromes there can be small differences in spectral emissions compared to cells, resulting in spillover values that differ when compared to biological controls. It is strongly recommended that when using a reagent for the first time, users compare the spillover on cells and BD® CompBeads to ensure that BD® CompBeads are appropriate for your specific cellular application.
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- 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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- 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.
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Companion Products
The 131411 monoclonal antibody specifically recognizes NKG2A which is also known as NK cell receptor A, Natural killer cell lectin, Natural killer group protein 2, C-lectin type II protein, or CD159 antigen-like family member A (CD159a). NKG2A (CD159a) is encoded by KLRC1 (killer cell lectin like receptor C1) which belongs to the killer cell lectin-like receptor (KLR) family. This type II transmembrane glycoprotein contains a C-type lectin domain in its extracellular region and two immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs) in its intracellular region. NKG2A (CD159a) is expressed on NK cells and some T cells. NKG2A (CD159a) forms a disulfide-bonded heterodimer with CD94 that can bind to MHC class I HLA-E molecules on target cells and inhibit NK cell activation.
Development References (4)
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Houchins JP, Yabe T, McSherry C, Bach FH. DNA sequence analysis of NKG2, a family of related cDNA clones encoding type II integral membrane proteins on human natural killer cells.. J Exp Med. 1991; 173(4):1017-20. (Biology). View Reference
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Loyon R, Picard E, Mauvais O, et al. IL-21-Induced MHC Class II+ NK Cells Promote the Expansion of Human Uncommitted CD4+ Central Memory T Cells in a Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor-Dependent Manner.. J Immunol. 2016; 197(1):85-96. (Clone-specific: Flow cytometry). View Reference
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Messal N, Mamessier E, Sylvain A, et al. Differential role for CD277 as a co-regulator of the immune signal in T and NK cells.. Eur J Immunol. 2011; 41(12):3443-54. (Clone-specific: Functional assay). View Reference
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Picardi A, Mengarelli A, Marino M, et al. Up-regulation of activating and inhibitory NKG2 receptors in allogeneic and autologous hematopoietic stem cell grafts.. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2015; 34:98. (Clone-specific: Flow cytometry). View Reference
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