About CD86
This gene encodes a type I membrane protein that is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily. This protein is expressed by antigen-presenting cells, and it is the ligand for two proteins at the cell surface of T cells, CD28 antigen and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4. Binding of this protein with CD28 antigen is a costimulatory signal for activation of the T-cell. Binding of this protein with cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 negatively regulates T-cell activation and diminishes the immune response. Alternative splicing results in several transcript variants encoding different isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, May 2011]

About Brilliant Blue 700
Horizon Brilliant™ Blue 700 (BB700) from BD Biosciences is a tandem dye of BB515. It has an excitation peak at 484 nm and an emission peak at 695 nm, making it spectrally comparable to PerCP-Cy5.5.