TheRPA-T4antibodyreactswithhumanCD4,a59kDaproteinwhichactsasaco-receptorfortheTcellreceptor(TCR)initsinteractionwithMHCClassIImoleculesonantigen-presentingcells.TheextracellulardomainofCD4bindstothebeta-2domainofMHCClassII,whileitscytoplasmictailprovidesabindingsiteforthetyrosinekinaselck,facilitatingthesignalingcascadethatinitiatesTcellactivation.CD4,andco-receptorsCCR5andCXCR4,mayalsobeutilizedbyHIV-1toenterTcells.HumanCD4istypicallyexpressedonthymocytes,somematureTcellpopulationssuchasTh17andTregulatory(Treg)cells,aswellasondendriticcells.
TheRPA-T4antibodyiswidelyusedasaphenotypicMarkerforhumanCD4expression,andiscross-reactivewithChimpanzeeCD4.Thisantibodyrecognizesadifferentepitope,andthusdoesnotblockbindingof,thealternativeAnti-HumanCD4antibodycloneOKT4(ReinherzEL,etal.1979.Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.76:4061-4065).
| Name | APCAnti-HumanCD4(RPA-T4) |
|---|---|
| Cat.No. | 20-0049 |
| AlternativeNames | Leu-3,T4 |
| GeneID | 920 |
| Clone | RPA-T4 |
| Isotype | MouseIgG1,kappa |
| Reactivity | Human |
| CrossReactivity | Chimpanzee |
| Format | APC |
| Applications | FlowCytometry |
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