Catalogue Number: B615-LET
| Manufacturer: | Leinco Technologies, Inc |
| Type: | Monoclonal Primary Antibody - Unconjugated |
| Shipping Condition: | Blue Ice |
| Unit(s): | 1 mg, 100 mg, 25 mg, 5 mg, 50 mg |
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| Clone: | 4C9 |
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| Application: | FA |
Description: Neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) is a 52 kDa membrane bound heterodimeric glycoprotein composed of a heavy and light chain, with the latter being β-2-microglobulin1. FcRn plays a role in the regulation of IgG catabolism and is located in the endosome where it binds to Fc and IgG. β-2- microglobulin also associates with class I major histocompatibility complex molecules, which are structurally similar to FcRn2. In this capacity, β-2-microglobulin plays an important role in tumor antigen presentation and immune surveillance3. 4C9 was generated by immunizing BALB/c mice with soluble FcRn2. Splenocytes were fused with HL-1 murine myeloma cells. 4C9 is able to bind to β-2-microglobulin as well as FcRn heterodimers in ELISA tests, can immunoprecipitate soluble FcRn heterodimers, and can also stain lipid-linked rat β-2-microglobulin (β2m-DAF), truncated FcRn heavy chain paired with β2m-DAF, and lipid-linked FcRn heavy chain paired with unaltered β-2-microglobulin. 4C9 blocks binding of IgG to FcRn in vitro2 and FcRn blockade has been shown to have a positive effect on IgG-mediated autoimmune diseases1. In support of this, 4C9 induces a transient and dose-dependent increase in the elimination of exogenously administered antimethotrexate IgG in rats4.
Purified
Monoclonal
1 mg/ml
Functional grade preclinical antibodies may be stored sterile as received at 2-8°C for up to one month. For longer term storage, aseptically aliquot in working volumes without diluting and store at -80°C. Avoid Repeated Freeze Thaw Cycles.