The 20d5 antibody reacts with NKG2A, C, and E on a subset of NK and NK-T cells in most strains tested (eg, AKR/J, BALB/c, C3H/He, C57BL/6, CBA/J, DBA/1, FVB/N, 129/Sv, NOD, SWR, and most DBA/2 substrains, but not DBA/2J). The NKG2 Molecules are a family of lectin-like receptors that form heterodimers with CD94 on the surface of NK cells. DBA/2J mice do not express CD94, and the lack of CD94 is responsible for the absence of NKG2 expression in this substrain. NKG2 receptors are also expressed on CD8+ T lymphocytes activated in vivo and in vitro. The heterodimers of CD94 with NKG2A, C, or E recognize Qa-1, a nonclassical MHC class I antigen, presenting the Qdm peptide. Studies of CD94/NKG2 heterodimers on human NK cells have demonstrated that the NKG2 components mediate signal transduction for the receptor, with NKG2A being inhibitory and NKG2C being stimulatory. The CD94/NKG2E heterodimer is also thought to be stimulatory. The mouse NKG2A molecule contains two intracytoplasmic sequences that resemble the ITIM (Immunoreceptor Tyrosine- based Inhibitory Motif) concensus sequence. NKG2A transcripts have been shown to be up to 20-fold more abundant than NKG2C and NKG2E mRNA in NK cells of adult mice. The CD94/NKG2 receptors show increased expression on neonatal NK cells compared to the Ly-49 MHC class I receptors, suggesting that CD94/NKG2 receptors and their ligand, Qa-1, may play a role in maintenance of self-tolerance in developing NK cells. The 20d5 antibody is useful for identification of NK cells expressing functional CD94/NKG2 receptors, in contrast to the non-functional CD94 expressed alone, and it blocks the binding of Qdm-complexed Qa-1b tetramers to CD94/NKG2-transfected CHO cells. Expression of NKG2A/C/E on mouse splenic NK cells. C57BL/6 splenocytes were simultaneously stained with PE-conjugated anti-mouse NK-1.1 mAb PK136 (Cat. no. 557391) and purified mAb 20d5 (Right panel), followed by FITC-conjugated anti-rat IgG2a mAb RG7/1.30 (Cat. no. 553896). The NK1.1+NKG2+ and NK1.1+NKG2- subsets are detected. Flow cytometry was performed on a BD FACSCalibur™ flow cytometry system.
BD Pharmingen™ Purified Rat Anti-Mouse NKG2A/C/E - Purified - Clone 20d5 - Isotype Rat IgG2a, κ - Reactivity Ms - 0.1 mg
Aufreinigung
The monoclonal antibody was purified from tissue culture supernatant or ascites by affinity chromatography.
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