Plasma Cell Marker Antibody [LIV3G11]

• Background:

  This antibody recognizes an intra-cytoplasmic marker antigen which shows a very high degree of specificity for plasma cells. This marker protein is present in normal as well as neoplastic plasma cells. Plasma cells, which are large lymphocytes derived from an antigen-specific B cell, secrete antibodies and are responsible for humoral immunity. Plasma cells differentiate from B cells upon stimulation by CD4+ lymphocytes. The B cell acts as an antigen-presenting cell (APC), consuming an offending pathogen, which is taken up by the B cell by phagocytosis and broken down within proteosomes. Plasma cells contain basophilic cytoplasm; their nucleus contains heterochromatin organized in a characteristic cartwheel arrangement. This marker antibody superbly recognizes normal and neoplastic plasma cells in routine formalin/paraffin tissue sections. It is of potential value in identifying myeloma or plasmacytoma in bone marrow or other tissues. It also helps differentiate lympho-plasmacytoid lymphoma from lymphocytic and follicular lymphoma. Note that this plasma cell marker antibody is not suitable for staining frozen tissues.

• NCBI Gene ID:

  Unknown

• Host:

  Mouse

• Reactivity:

  Human

• Immunogen:

  Pancreatic cancer-related mucin was used as the immunogen for this Plasma cell marker antibody.

• Clonality:

  Monoclonal

• Clone:

  LIV3G11

• Conjugation:

  Unconjugated

• Type:

  Primary Antibodies

• Field of Research:

  Immunology

• Purification:

  Protein G affinity chromatography

• Concentration:

  0.2 mg/mL

• Buffer:

  PBS with 0.1 mg/ml BSA and 0.05% sodium azide

• Modification:

  None

• Shipping Conditions:

  Blue Ice

• Storage Conditions:

  Aliquot and Store at 2-8˚ C. Avoid freez-thaw cycles.

• Fragment:

  IgG2a

• Specificity:

  Does not react with rat

• Applications Notes:

  1. Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires boiling tissue sections in 10mM citrate buffer, pH 6.0, for 10-20 min followed by cooling at RT for 20 minutes. 2. The prediluted format is supplied in a dropper bottle and is optimized for use in IHC. After epitope retrieval step (if required), drip mAb solution onto the tissue section and incubate at RT for 30 min.

• Tested Applications:

  IHC

• Physical Properties:

  Liquid