Ly-6A/Ly-6E / FITC / REAL175

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Description	Clone REAL175 is an antibody fragment derived from the full Sca-1 antibody molecule. It displays no binding to Fc receptors. The recombinantly engineered antibody fragments are multimerized to form the REAlease Complex to bind markers with high avidity. \| Clone REAL175 recognizes the mouse stem cell antigen-1 (Sca-1) antigen, an 18 kDa glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) linked protein which is also known as lymphocyte antigen 6A and 6E (Ly-6A/E). Clone REAL175 specifically recognizes both Ly-6E.1 and Ly-6A.2, which are gene products of the two Ly-6A/E alleles expressed in different mouse strains (Ly-6E.1: e.g. BALB/c, C3H, NZB; Ly-6A.2: e.g. C57BL/6, SJL, 129, AKR). Sca-1 is expressed on hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells in mouse bone marrow and is one of the defining markers for so-called KSL (c-kit+ Sca-1+ Lin–) cells. In combination with CD105 (Endoglin) expression, Sca-1 has been used to define long-term repopulating hematopoietic stem cells (LTR-HSCs) in mouse bone marrow. In addition, Sca-1+ bone marrow cells also contain the mesenchymal stem cell fraction. Sca-1+ cells have been shown to give rise to hepatocytes in vivo and neural cells in vitro. Furthermore, Sca-1 is expressed on stem cells in a variety of nonhematopoietic tissues, such as adult liver, heart, and prostate. \| The REAlease Kits consist of the respective fluorochrome-conjugated REAlease Complexes and the REAlease Support Kit for removal of the REAlease Complexes and optional relabeling with different fluorochrome-conjugated REAlease Complexes.
Conjugate	FITC
Clone	REAL175
Target Species	Mouse
Applications	FC, Functional
Supplier	Miltenyi Biotec
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About Ly-6A/Ly-6E
This gene belongs to the human Ly6 gene family and encodes a glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol (GPI)-anchored cell surface protein. The protein plays an important role in T cell physiology, oncogenesis and immunological regulation. The protein is also involved in modulation of viral infection by coronaviruses, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2021]

About FITC
Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) has an excitation peak at 495 nm and an emission peak at 519 nm. The name FITC is a misnomer in that the isothiocyanate is a reactive form of this dye. Once FITC is conjugated to an antibody, it is simply Fluorescein conjugated. FITC is one of the most widely used dyes for fluorescent applications, therefore most instruments come standard with a 488 nm laser and FITC filter set up. FITC is commonly conjugated to secondary antibodies and used in applications such as flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry, and immunohistochemistry. FITC is relatively dim, sensitive to photobleaching and it is susceptible to changes is pH. There are better performing alternatives to FITC, like Vio®Bright 515, Alexa Fluor™ 488, iFluor® 488, CF®488A and DY-488. FITC is a long-time generic dye with no sole manufacturer or trademark.

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