Rat monoclonal CD5 antibody (Allophycocyanin)
Background:
CD5 is a cluster of differentiation found on a subset of IgM-secreting B cells called B-1 cells, and also on T cells. B-1 cells have limited diversity of their B-cell receptor due to their lack of the enzyme terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) and are potentially self-reactive. CD5 serves to mitigate activating signals from the BCR so that the B-1 cells can only be activated by very strong stimuli (such as bacterial proteins) and not by normal tissue proteins. CD5 was used as a T-cell marker until monoclonal antibodies against CD3 were developed. In humans, the gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 11. There is no confimed ligand for CD5.
| Fitzgerald Industries International, Inc. | |
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| Product Category | Biological Materials |
| Product Number | 61R-CD5bMSAPC |
| Product Name | CD5 antibody (Allophycocyanin) |