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Anti-Integrin β2 [CD18] Antibody

clone MEM 48, Chemicon®, from mouse

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Synonym(s):
CD18
UNSPSC Code:
12352203
eCl@ss:
32160702
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

mouse

Quality Level

antibody form

purified antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

MEM 48, monoclonal

species reactivity

human

manufacturer/tradename

Chemicon®

technique(s)

flow cytometry: suitable
immunohistochemistry: suitable
western blot: suitable

isotype

IgG1

NCBI accession no.

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

Gene Information

human ... ITGB2(3689)

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Specificity

This antibody recognizes the CD18 molecule, a 95 kDa integrin molecule (beta 2 integrin) that forms the common beta chain of the CD11/CD18 heterodimer integrins which are expressed on all leucocytes. The beta2 integrin is the ICAM 1 receptor

FUSION PARTNER:

Sp 2/0 - Ag 14 myeloma cell line

Immunogen

Leucocytes from an LGL - type leukaemia

Application

Anti-Integrin β2 [CD18] Antibody detects level of Integrin β2 [CD18] & has been published & validated for use in FC, WB, IH.
Immunohistochemistry: Identification of CD18+ leucocytes on cryostat sections

Function Blocking: Studies of cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion, this antibody will block cell-cell interaction, (Grönholm, 2018)

Flow Cytometry

Western Blot

Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
Research Category
Cell Structure
Research Sub Category
Integrins

Linkage

Replaces: CBL514

Physical form

Format: Purified
The monoclonal is presented in phosphate buffered saline containing 15mM sodium azide, pH 7.4. We recommend that each laboratory determine an optimum working titre for use in its particular application.

Storage and Stability

Maintain at 2o-8oC for up to 12 months from date of receipt. For long term storage aliquot antibody into small volumes and store at -20°C for up to one year.

Other Notes

Concentration: Please refer to the Certificate of Analysis for the lot-specific concentration.

Legal Information

CHEMICON is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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Structure and function of leukocyte integrins.
Larson, R S and Springer, T A
Immunological Reviews, 114, 181-217 (1990)
Association of the CD59 and CD55 cell surface glycoproteins with other membrane molecules
Stefanova, I and Horejsi, V
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 147, 1587-1592 (1991)
Monoclonal antibodies against human leucocyte antigens. IV. Antibodies against subunits of the LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18) leucocyte-adhesion glycoprotein.
Bazil, V, et al.
Folia Biologica (Praha.), 36, 41-50 (1990)
K Drbal et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 275(2), 295-299 (2000-08-31)
Monoclonal antibodies to CD18, the common chain of leukocyte integrins, recognize in various types of human lymphoid and myeloid cells under the conditions of nonreducing Western blotting three species of CD18 of mol. wt. 96, 87, and 78 kDa, respectively.
Amir E Zeituni et al.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 183(9), 5694-5704 (2009-10-16)
The oral mucosal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis expresses at least two adhesins: the 67-kDa mfa-1 (minor) fimbriae and the 41-kDa fimA (major) fimbriae. In periodontal disease, P. gingivalis associates in situ with dermal dendritic cells (DCs), many of which express DC-SIGN

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