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Purified Rat Anti-Mouse CD18
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BD Pharmingen™
Cd18; ITGB2; Integrin β2 chain
Mouse (QC Testing)
Rat SD, also known as Sprague-Dawley (outbred) IgG1, κ
LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18) from mouse T-cell hybridoma TAM8C41
Flow cytometry (Routinely Tested), Immunohistochemistry-frozen (Tested During Development), Blocking, Immunoprecipitation (Reported)
0.5 mg/ml
AB_396703
Aqueous buffered solution containing ≤0.09% sodium azide.
RUO


Preparation And Storage

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

Product Notices

  1. Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results.
  2. An isotype control should be used at the same concentration as the antibody of interest.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Please refer to www.bdbiosciences.com/us/s/resources for technical protocols.
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GAME-46

The GAME-46 monoclonal antibody specifically binds to CD18. CD18 is the common β2 integrin chain of LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18, αLβ2 integrin), Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18, αMβ2 integrin), and gp150, 95 (CD11c/CD18, αXβ2 integrin).  Expression of CD18 is limited to leucocytes, where it is widely distributed in consort with each of the three integrin α chains (CD11a, CD11b, and CD11c).  Among splenocytes, NK cells have the highest density of CD18, and T lymphocytes express a higher density than the remaining cells.  The β2 integrins are important mediators of leukocyte-endothelium interactions.  It has been reported that GAME-46 antibody blocks in vitro adhesion of LFA-1-expressing cells to the ligands ICAM-1, ICAM-2 and ICAM-3 and of Mac-1-expressing cells to ICAM-1, C3bi, and fibrinogen.

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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.
Purified
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Citations & References
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Development References (3)

  1. Driessens MH, van Hulten P, Zuurbier A, La Riviere G, Roos E. Inhibition and stimulation of LFA-1 and Mac-1 functions by antibodies against murine CD18. Evidence that the LFA-1 binding sites for ICAM-1, -2, and -3 are distinct. J Leukoc Biol. 1996; 60(6):758-765. (Immunogen: Blocking, Immunoprecipitation). View Reference
  2. Springer TA. Adhesion receptors of the immune system. Nature. 1990; 346(6283):425-434. (Biology). View Reference
  3. Springer TA. Traffic signals for lymphocyte recirculation and leukocyte emigration: the multistep paradigm. Cell. 1994; 76(2):301-314. (Biology). View Reference
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