CyFlow™ CD8a FITC

The CD8a (CD8 α) subunit of CD8 T cell coreceptor is expressed in CD8 α/β heterodimers on majority of MHC I-restricted conventional T cells and thymocytes and in CD8 α/α homodimers on subsets of memory T cells, intraepithelial lymphocytes, NK cells, macrophages and dendritic cells. Regulation of CD8 beta level on T cell surface seems to be an important mechanism to control their effector function. Assembly of CD8 α/β but not α/α dimers is connected with formation or localization to the lipid rafts. Recruiting triggered TCR complexes to these membrane microdomains as well as affinity of TCR to MHC I is modulated by CD8, thereby affecting the functional diversity of the TCR signaling.

• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Host: Rat
• Reactivity: Mouse
• Antigen: CD8a
• Clone: 53-6.7
• Conjugate: FITC
• Isotype: IgG2a

• Quantity: 0.1 mg
• Storage: Avoid prolonged exposure to light. Store in the dark at 2-8°C. Do not freeze.
• Buffer: The reagent is provided in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution, pH ≈7.4, containing 0.1% (w/v) sodium azide.

• Flow Cytometry (FC)
• Functional Studies (Func)
• Immunocytochemistry (ICC)
• Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
• Immunoprecipitation (IP)