Anti-CD8 alpha/Lyt-2 [YTS 169.4]

Catalogue Number: AB00166-8.4-BT-ABA

Manufacturer:Vector Laboratories, Inc (ABA)
Type:Recombinant Monoclonal
Alias:Leu2; CD8; CD8A; CD8a molecule; CD8a antigen; Leu2 T-lymphocyte antigen; Lyt-2; Lyt2OKT8; p32T-cell antigen Leu2; T-cell antigen; T cell co-receptor; T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain; T-cell surface glycoprotein Lyt-2; T8 T-cell antigen
Shipping Condition:Blue Ice
Unit(s): 1 mg
Host name: Rat
Clone: YTS 169.4
Isotype: IgG2b
Immunogen: Murine CD8 (Lyt-2).
Application: FC, IHC-Fr, IHC, Depl, InVivoA

Additional Text

Gene Name

CD8A

Gene ID

12525

Uniprot ID

P01731

Purification

Purified

Antibody Clonality

Recombinant Monoclonal

Storage Note

Store at 4⁰C for up to 3 months. Note, this antibody is provided without added preservatives, it is therefore recommed this antibody be handled under sterile conditions. For longer storage, aliquot and store at -20⁰C.

Application Notes

The antibody has been shown to show depleting activity in vivo. Mice have two alleles for CD8, Lyt2.1, and Lyt2.2, which are restricted to certain mouse strains. Lyt2.1, for example, is expressed in the mouse strains CBA, AKR, C3H, and DBA, whereas Lyt2.2 is expressed in the mouse strains BALB/c and C57BL/6 (B/6). YTS 169.4 was originally raised against CBA mouse thymocytes. However, there are publications in which it has been used in C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice, wherein it was used specifically as a pan-reactive Lyt2 reagent (Tavare et al., 2014; PMID: 24390540).