TheCD28.2antibodyreactswithhumanCD28,a44kDatypeIsurfaceglycoproteinwhichactsasaco-stimulatoryreceptorinsupportoftheTcellreceptor(TCR).CD28existsasahomodimerwithspecificityfortwoknownligands,knownasB7-1(CD80)andB7-2(CD86),whichareexpressedonactivatedBcellsandantigen-presentingcells.TheseligandstriggerCD28signalinginconcertwithTCRactivationtodriveTcellproliferation,inducehigh-levelexpressionofIL-2,impartresistancetoapoptosis,andenhanceTcellcytotoxicity.Theinteraction/co-stimulatorysignalingbetweentheB7ligandsandCD28providescrucialcommunicationbetweenTcellsandBcellsorAPCstocoordinatetheadaptiveimmuneresponse.OthermembersoftheCD28familyofreceptorsincludeCTLA-4(CD152),PD-1(CD279),ICOSandBTLA.
TheCD28.2antibodymaybeusedasaphenotypicMarkerforhumanCD28,expressedonallCD4+TcellsandCD8+Tcells,andiswidelyusedasareagentforactivationoftheCD28receptorinvitroandinvivo(useformatsuitableforfunctionalassays).Thisantibodyisalsoreportedtobecross-reactivewithseveralnon-humanspecies,includingBaboon,Chimpanzee,Cynomolgus,andRhesus.
| Name | APCAnti-HumanCD28(CD28.2) |
|---|---|
| Cat.No. | 20-0289 |
| AlternativeNames | T44,Tp44 |
| GeneID | 940 |
| Clone | CD28.2 |
| Isotype | MouseIgG1,kappa |
| Reactivity | Human |
| CrossReactivity | Baboon,Chimpanzee,Cynomolgus,Rhesus |
| Format | APC |
| Applications | FlowCytometry |
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