CD103, Hamster Anti-Mouse, (PE); PE conjugated Monoclonal antibody specific to Mouse CD103. This antibody is validated for use in Flow Cytometry. Anti-CD103 recognizes the expressed product of the CD103 gene.
CD103 (Integrin αIEL) is a member of the integrin series of adhesion molecules. This antigen defines a developmentally important subset of T cells, namely mucosal T cells including all IEL (intraepithelial lymphocytes) and ~20% of lamina propria T cells. Expression of CD103 is more restricted outside these mucosal organs, appearing at lower levels on T cell subsets of the lymph node, dendritic epidermis and periphery.1-3 In non-epithelial CD103+ T cells there is a bias toward expression on CD8+.cells. The 2E7 mAb exhibits antigen immunoprecipitation patterns similar if not identical to the rat anti-mouse CD103 mAb M290.1 The 2E7 mAb is reported to have signal-inducing activity in a redirected lysis assay and to co-stimulate IEL and CD8+ lymph node cells in conjunction with anti-TCR in vitro, which runs counter to the usual inhibition of CTL by anti-integrins.1 This co-stimulatory activity is also shared by the mAb M290.4 The property of co-stimulation is not unique to the mouse since the combination of anti-human αIEL plus anti-TCR will produce similar proliferation in human cells, with the exception that CD8+ cells are not stimulated.5
Research Applications:
Identification and enumeration of CD103+ cells by flow cytometry
Immunohistochemistry (frozen sections)
Immunoprecipitation
In vitro activation

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