TheSK3antibodyreactswithhumanCD4,a59kDaproteinwhichactsasaco-receptorfortheTcellreceptor(TCR)initsinteractionwithMHCClassIImoleculesonantigen-presentingcells.TheextracellulardomainofCD4bindstothebeta-2domainofMHCClassII,whileitscytoplasmictailprovidesabindingsiteforthetyrosinekinaselck,facilitatingthesignalingcascadethatinitiatesTcellactivation.CD4,andco-receptorsCCR5andCXCR4,mayalsobeutilizedbyHIV-1toenterTcells.HumanCD4istypicallyexpressedonthymocytes,somematureTcellpopulationssuchasTh17andTregulatory(Treg)cells,aswellasondendriticcells.
TheSK3antibodyiswidelyusedasaphenotypicMarkerforhumanCD4expression,andhasbeenreportedtobecross-reactivewithRhesusandCynomolgusCD4.ThisantibodydoesnotblockbindingofalternativecloneRPA-T4,suggestingthattheyrecognizedifferentepitopes.
| Name | PerCP-Cyanine5.5Anti-HumanCD4(SK3) |
|---|---|
| Cat.No. | 65-0047 |
| AlternativeNames | Leu-3,T4 |
| GeneID | 920 |
| Clone | SK3 |
| Isotype | MouseIgG1,kappa |
| Reactivity | Human |
| CrossReactivity | Cynomolgus,Rhesus |
| Format | PerCP-Cyanine5.5 |
| Applications | FlowCytometry |
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