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Mouse Anti-Chicken CD8β-PE (EP42)

Cat. No.:
8280-09
PE Anti-Chicken CD8β antibody for use in flow cytometry assays.
$237.00
Size Price (USD) Quantity
0.1 mg $237.00
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Clone EP42
Isotype Mouse (BALB/c) IgG2aκ
Isotype Control Mouse IgG2a-PE (HOPC-1)
Specificity Chicken CD8β
Description In the chicken, the CD8 molecule is present in two forms - (i) a homodimer of two α chains and (ii) a heterodimer of an α chain and a β chain. While the vast majority of CD8+ cells in the thymus, spleen, and blood of adult chickens express both CD8α- and CD8β-chains, a relatively large proportion of the CD8+ TCR-γδ cells in the spleens of embryos and young chicks express only the α-chain of CD8. Among intestinal epithelial lymphocytes, the major CD8+ T cell populations present in mice are conserved but there is a population of TCR-γδ CD8αβ cells in the chicken that is not found in rodents. Chicken CD8 is expressed on approximately 80% of thymocytes, 45% of blood mononuclear cells, and 50% of spleen cells but less than 1% of cells in the bursa and bone marrow. The monoclonal antibody EP42 recognizes the CD8β chain.
Immunogen Chicken splenocytes
Conjugate PE (R-phycoerythrin)
Buffer Formulation Phosphate buffered saline containing < 0.1% sodium azide and a stabilizer
Clonality Monoclonal
Concentration 0.1 mg/mL
Volume 1.0 mL
Recommended Storage 2-8°C; Avoid exposure to light; Do not freeze
Applications Flow Cytometry – Quality tested 1,2,4-9
Immunohistochemistry-Frozen Sections – Reported in literature 2,3
Immunoprecipitation – Reported in literature 1

RRID Number AB_2796481
Gene ID 396175 (Chicken)
Gene ID Symbol CD8B (Chicken)
Gene ID Aliases CD8B1; CD8BP

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  7. 7. Norup LR, Dalgaard TS, Friggens NC, Sørensen P, Juul-Madsen HR. Influence of chicken serum mannose-binding lectin levels on the immune response towards Escherichia coli. Poult Sci. 2009;88:543-53. (FC)
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