About CD4
This gene encodes the CD4 membrane glycoprotein of T lymphocytes. The CD4 antigen acts as a coreceptor with the T-cell receptor on the T lymphocyte to recognize antigens displayed by an antigen presenting cell in the context of class II MHC molecules. The CD4 antigen is also a primary receptor for entry of the human immunodeficiency virus through interactions with the HIV Env gp120 subunit. This gene is expressed not only in T lymphocytes, but also in B cells, macrophages, granulocytes, as well as in various regions of the brain. The protein functions to initiate or augment the early phase of T-cell activation, and may function as an important mediator of indirect neuronal damage in infectious and immune-mediated diseases of the central nervous system. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified in this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]

About Qdot 800
Qdot® 800 from Thermo Fisher Scientific is an inorganic nanocrystal with a surface functionalized to allow antibodies and biomolecules to be cross-linked. It is most efficiently excited between 320-405 nm but is capable of excitation across every laser less than its emission peak. It is significantly brighter and more photostable than traditional organic fluorophores, making it still useful for fluorescence microscopy, however its size and solubility issues make it a challenge to use in flow cytometry. In spectral flow cytometry it may still prove useful due to its very unique spectral characteristics