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Products_type
Antibody
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Products_short_name
[CD8a]
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Products_name_syn
[CD8 antigen; alpha polypeptide (p32); T8/Leu-2 T-lymphocyte differentiation antigen; Ly3; LYT3; MAL; T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain]
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Other_names
[T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain isoform 1; T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain; T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain; T8 T-cell antigen; T cell co-receptor; OKT8 T-cell antigen; T-cell antigen Leu2; Leu2 T-lymphocyte antigen; CD8 antigen, alpha polypeptide (p32); T-lymphocyte differentiation antigen T8/Leu-2; CD8a molecule; T-lymphocyte differentiation antigen T8/Leu-2; CD_antigen: CD8a]
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Products_gene_name
[CD8A]
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Other_gene_names
[CD8A; CD8A; CD8; MAL; p32; Leu2; MAL]
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Clonality
Polyclonal
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Reactivity
Human.
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Specificity
CD8 is a cell surface receptor expressed either as a heterodimer with the CD8 beta chain (CD8 alpha/beta) or as a homodimer (CD8 alpha/alpha). A majority of thymocytes and a subpopulation of mature T cells and NK cell express CD8a. CD8 binds to MHC class 1 and through its association with protein tyrosine kinase p56lck plays a role in T cell development and activation of mature T cells. For mature T-cells, CD4 and CD8 are mutually exclusive, so anti-CD8, generally used in conjunction with anti-CD4. It is a useful marker for distinguishing helper/inducer T-lymphocytes, and most peripheral T-cell lymphomas are CD4+/CD8-. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is usually CD4+ and CD8-, and in T-lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia, CD4 and CD8 are often co-expressed. CD8 is also found in littoral cell angioma of the spleen.
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Form
200ïg/ml of antibody purified from rabbit anti-serum by Protein A chromatography. Supplied in 10mM PBS, pH 7.4 with 0.05% BSA and 0.05% sodium azide. Contact us if you require this antibody in a different format.
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Storage_stability
Store at 2 to 8 degree C. Antibody is stable for 24 months.
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Tested_application
ELISA (EIA), Flow Cytometry (FC/FACS), Immunofluorescence (IF), Western Blot (WB), Immunoprecipitation (IP), Immunohistology (IH)