CD4 Monoclonal / Biotin / REA489

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Description	Clone REA489 recognizes domain 2 of the rat CD4 antigen, a single-pass type I membrane protein, also known as T cell surface antigen T4/Leu-3 or W3/25 antigen. CD4 is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and is expressed on the surface of T helper cells, monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells. It has four immunoglobulin domains (D1 to D4). D1 and D3 resemble immunoglobulin variable (IgV) domains, and D2 and D4 resemble immunoglobulin constant (IgC) domains. CD4 is a co-receptor that assists the T cell receptor (TCR) in communicating with an antigen-presenting cell (APC). CD4 amplifies the signal generated by the TCR by recruiting the tyrosine kinase Lck, which is essential for activating many molecular components of the signaling cascade of an activated T cell. CD4 also interacts directly with MHC class II molecules on the surface of APCs. \| Additional information: Clone REA489 displays negligible binding to Fc receptors. \|
Conjugate	Biotin
Clone	REA489
Target Species	Rat
Applications	FC
Supplier	Miltenyi Biotec
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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]

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