
AboutInVivoMAbanti-humanCD44
TheHermes-1monoclonalantibodyreactswithhumanCD44alsoknownasHermes,HCAM,andPgp-1.CD44isan80-95kDaglycoproteinthatisexpressedonallleukocytes,endothelialcells,hepatocytes,andmesenchymalcells.Asanadhesionmolecule,CD44participatesinawidevarietyofcellularfunctionsincludinglymphocyteactivation,recirculationandhoming,andhematopoiesis.CD44isareceptorforhyaluronicacidandcanalsointeractwithotherligands,suchasosteopontin,collagens,andmatrixmetalloproteinases(MMPs).Additionally,CD44isinvolvedintumormetastasisandtargetingofCD44byantibodieshasbeenshowntoreducethemalignantactivitiesofvariousneoplasms.Interestingly,highlevelsoftheadhesionmoleculeCD44onleukemiccellsareessentialtogenerateleukemia.
InVivoMAbanti-humanCD44Specifications
Isotype | RatIgG2a |
RecommendedIsotypeControl(s) | InVivoMAbratIgG2aisotypecontrol,anti-trinitrophenol(BE0089) |
RecommendedInVivoPureDilutionBuffer | InVivoPurepH7.0DilutionBuffer(IP0070) |
Immunogen | HumanCD44 |
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Sterility | 0.2μMfiltered |
Production | Purifiedfromtissueculturesupernatantinananimalfreefacility |
Purification | ProteinG |
Storage | Theantibodysolutionshouldbestoredundilutedat4°C,andprotectedfromprolongedexposuretolight.Donotfreeze. |
RRID | AB_2687741 |