Purified Mouse Anti-Rat CD4

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BD Pharmingen™ Purified Mouse Anti-Rat CD4

Name: Purified Mouse Anti-Rat CD4
Brand: BD Pharmingen™
SKU: 554841

Clone OX-38

(RUO)

Two-color flow cytometric analysis of the expression of CD4 on rat splenocytes. Lewis splenocytes were incubated simultaneously with PE Mouse Anti-Rat CD3 (Cat. No. 554833) and Purified Mouse Anti-Rat CD4 (Cat. No. 554841; right panel), followed by FITC Anti-Mouse IgG2a (Cat. No. 553390) monoclonal antibodies. The CD3-negative CD4-dim cells are the monocyte/macrophage population. The fluorescence contour plots were derived from gated events based on the light-scattering characteristics of viable splenocytes. Flow cytometry was performed on a BD FACScan™.

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Brand: BD Pharmingen™

Alternative Name: Cd4; p55; W3/25; T-cell surface antigen T4/Leu-3

Reactivity: Rat (QC Testing)

Isotype: Mouse BALB/c IgG2a, κ

Immunogen: Rat thymocyte glycoproteins

Application: Flow cytometry (Routinely Tested), Immunohistochemistry-frozen (Tested During Development), Blocking, Depletion, Immunoprecipitation (Reported)

Concentration: 0.5 mg/ml

Storage Buffer: Aqueous buffered solution containing ≤0.09% sodium azide.

Regulatory Status: RUO

Preparation And Storage

Store undiluted at 4°C. The monoclonal antibody was purified from tissue culture supernatant or ascites by affinity chromatography.

Recommended Assay Procedures

Caution: Sodium azide is a reversible inhibitor of oxidative metabolism; therefore, antibody preparations containing this preservative agent must not be used in cell cultures nor injected into animals. Sodium azide may be removed by washing stained cells or plate-bound antibody or dialyzing soluble antibody in sodium azide-free buffer. Since endotoxin may also effect the results of functional studies, we recommend the NA/LE™ (No Azide/Low Endotoxin) antibody format for in vitro and in vivo use.

Product Notices

Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results.
An isotype control should be used at the same concentration as the antibody of interest.
Caution: Sodium azide yields highly toxic hydrazoic acid under acidic conditions. Dilute azide compounds in running water before discarding to avoid accumulation of potentially explosive deposits in plumbing.
For fluorochrome spectra and suitable instrument settings, please refer to our Multicolor Flow Cytometry web page at www.bdbiosciences.com/colors.
Sodium azide is a reversible inhibitor of oxidative metabolism; therefore, antibody preparations containing this preservative agent must not be used in cell cultures nor injected into animals. Sodium azide may be removed by washing stained cells or plate-bound antibody or dialyzing soluble antibody in sodium azide-free buffer. Since endotoxin may also affect the results of functional studies, we recommend the NA/LE (No Azide/Low Endotoxin) antibody format, if available, for in vitro and in vivo use.
Please refer to www.bdbiosciences.com/us/s/resources for technical protocols.

Companion Products

Stain Buffer (FBS) RUO

Size 500 mL Cat No. 554656

Stain Buffer (BSA) RUO

Size 500 mL Cat No. 554657

Purified Mouse IgG2a κ Isotype Control RUO

Size 0.5 mg Cat No. 553454

FITC Anti-Mouse IgG2a RUO

Size 0.5 mg Cat No. 553390

PE Mouse Anti-Rat CD3 RUO

Size 0.2 mg Cat No. 554833

Purified Mouse Anti-Rat CD4 RUO

Size 1 mL Cat No. 550297

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Antibody Details

OX-38

The OX-38 antibody specifically recognizes the CD4 antigen on most thymocytes, a subpopulation of mature T lymphocytes (ie, MHC class II-restricted T cells, including most T helper cells), monocytes, macrophages, and some dendritic cells. CD4 is an antigen coreceptor on the T-cell surface which interacts with MHC class II molecules on antigen-presenting cells. It participates in T-cell activation through its association with the T-cell receptor complex and protein tyrosine kinase lck. The OX-38 antibody has been reported to bind to the same epitope of CD4 as that recognized by W3/25 mAb, which is a different epitope than that recognized by OX-35 mAb. In vivo blocking of some cell-mediated immune responses by mAb OX-38 has been reported. Injection of OX-38 mAb induces allograft unresponsiveness in rats, with varying results depending on the rat strain used (high or low responder). Furthermore, in vivo depletion of CD4+ lymphocytes has been reported with this antibody.

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Format Details

Purified

Tissue culture supernatant is purified by either protein A/G or affinity purification methods. Both methods yield antibody in solution that is free of most other soluble proteins, lipids, etc. This format provides pure antibody that is suitable for a number of downstream applications including: secondary labeling for flow cytometry or microscopy, ELISA, Western blot, etc.

Format: Purified

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Citations & References

Development References (9)

Arima T, Goss JA, Walp LA, Flye MW. Administration of anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody with intrathymic injection of alloantigen results in rat cardiac allograft tolerance. Surgery. 1995; 118(2):265-273. (Clone-specific: Depletion). View Reference
Bañuls MP, Alvarez A, Ferrero I, Zapata A, Ardavin C. Cell-surface marker analysis of rat thymic dendritic cells. Immunology. 1993; 79(2):298-304. (Biology). View Reference
Bierer BE, Sleckman BP, Ratnofsky SE, Burakoff SJ. The biologic roles of CD2, CD4, and CD8 in T-cell activation. Annu Rev Immunol. 1989; 7:579-599. (Biology). View Reference
Janeway CA Jr. The T cell receptor as a multicomponent signalling machine: CD4/CD8 coreceptors and CD45 in T cell activation. Annu Rev Immunol. 1992; 10:645-674. (Biology). View Reference
Jefferies WA, Green JR, Williams AF. Authentic T helper CD4 (W3/25) antigen on rat peritoneal macrophages.. J Exp Med. 1985; 162:117-127. (Immunogen: Immunoprecipitation).
Liu L, Zhang M, Jenkins C, MacPherson GG. Dendritic cell heterogeneity in vivo: two functionally different dendritic cell populations in rat intestinal lymph can be distinguished by CD4 expression. J Immunol. 1998; 161(3):1146-1155. (Biology). View Reference
Stitz L, Sobbe M, Bilzer T. Preventive effects of early anti-CD4 or anti-CD8 treatment on Borna disease in rats. J Virol. 1992; 66(6):3316-3323. (Clone-specific: Blocking). View Reference
Suzuki H, Hara MH, Miyahara T, et al. Microchimerism and graft acceptance: IV. Cardiac allograft acceptance following anti-adhesion molecule antibody therapy. Transplant Proc. 1996; 28(4):2058-2060. (Clone-specific: Blocking). View Reference
Yin D, Fathman CG. Tissue-specific effects of anti-CD4 therapy in induction of allograft unresponsiveness in high and low responder . Transpl Immunol. 1995; 3(3):258-264. (Clone-specific: Blocking). View Reference

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