ICOS was detected in immersion fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human tonsil using Goat Anti-Human ICOS Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF169) at 15 µg/mL overnight at 4 °C. Tissue was stained using the Anti-Goat HRP-DAB Cell & Tissue Staining Kit (brown; Catalog # CTS008) and counterstained with hematoxylin (blue). View our protocol for Chromogenic IHC Staining of Paraffin-embedded Tissue Sections.

Applications for Human ICOS Antibody

Application

Recommended Usage

Immunohistochemistry

5-15 µg/mL
Sample: Immersion fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human tonsil

Western Blot

0.1 µg/mL
Sample: Recombinant Human ICOS Fc Chimera (Catalog # 169-CS)

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS. For liquid material, refer to CoA for concentration.

Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

Shipping

Lyophilized product is shipped at ambient temperature. Liquid small pack size (-SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: ICOS

Inducible costimulator (ICOS), also called AILIM (activiation-inducible lymphocyte immunomediatory molecule) and CRP-1 (CD28-related protein-1), is a member of the growing CD28 family of immune costimulatory receptors. Other family members are CD28, CTLA-4, and PD-1. Human ICOS is a homodimeric type I transmembrane protein consisting of 199 amino acids (aa) with a putative 20 aa signal sequence, a 121 aa extracellular domain, a 23 aa transmembrane region, and a 35 aa cytoplasmic domain. ICOS shares approximately 39% amino acid similarity with CD28 and CTLA-4. Human and mouse ICOS share approximately 72% amino acid identity. ICOS is expressed on most CD45RO⁺ cells. ICOS expression is up-regulated within approximately 24-48 hours of activation on T_h primed cells. B7-H2, a member of the B7 family of costimulatory ligands, has been identified as the ICOS ligand. The B7-H2/ICOS interaction appears to play roles in T cell dependent B cell activation and T_h differentiation.

References

Aicher, A. et al. (2000) J. Immunol. 164:4689.
Coyle, A.J. et al. (2000) Immunity 13:95.
Coyle, A.J. and J.C. Gutierrez-Ramos (2001) Nat. Immunol. 2:203.
Gonzalo, J.A. et al. (2001) J. Immunol. 166:1.
Hutloff, A. et al. (1999) Nature 397:263.
Mages, H.W. et al. (2000) Eur. J. Immunol. 30:1040.
Yoshinaga, S.K. et al. (1999) Nature 402:827.

Long Name

Inducible Co-stimulator

Alternate Names

AILIM, CD278, CRP-1

Entrez Gene IDs

29851 (Human); 54167 (Mouse); 102116512 (Cynomolgus Monkey)

Gene Symbol

ICOS

UniProt

Q9Y6W8

Additional ICOS Products

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COA

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Product Specific Notices for Human ICOS Antibody

For research use only

Citations
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Human ICOS Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # AF169

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Product Specifications

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Scientific Data Images for Human ICOS Antibody

ICOS in Human Tonsil.