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Human LAG-3 Alexa Fluor™ Plus 680-conjugated Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # AF2319AFP680

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AF2319AFP680-100UG

Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

Immunohistochemistry, Western Blot, Flow Cytometry, CyTOF-reported

Label

Alexa Fluor Plus 680 (Excitation = 687 nm, Emission = 704 nm)

Antibody Source

Polyclonal Goat IgG

Product Specifications

Immunogen

Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human LAG-3

Specificity

Detects human LAG-3 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs, less than 10% cross-reactivity with recombinant mouse LAG-3 is observed.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Goat

Isotype

IgG

Applications for Human LAG-3 Alexa Fluor™ Plus 680-conjugated Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

CyTOF-reported

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Flow Cytometry

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Immunohistochemistry

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Western Blot

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Formulation

Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied

Background: LAG-3

LAG-3 (Lymphocyte activation gene-3), also known as CD223, is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF). The mature LAG-3 protein is a 496 amino acid (aa) membrane protein with a 421 aa extracellular region which contains four IgSF domains, a 21 aa transmembrane region and a 54 aa cytoplasmic region. LAG-3 and CD4 molecules share < 20% aa sequence homology but have a similar structure (1, 2). Both molecules bind to MHC class II. LAG-3 binds to MHC class II with higher affinity compared to CD4. Both LAG-3 and CD4 genes are located on the distal part of the short arm of chromosome 12. LAG-3 is an activation-induced molecule, expressed on activated T cells and NK cells, but not on resting T cells. Studies using LAG-3 -/- mice have shown significant delay of T cell apoptosis following antigen stimulation and increased size of memory T cells pool following infection (3, 4). It also has been reported that anti-LAG-3 antibodies up-regulate T cell activation by blocking interaction of LAG-3 and MHC class II. The study has demonstrated that LAG-3 is selectively expressed on activated CD4+CD25+ TReg cells and plays a role in their suppressive activity (5). This evidence indicated, unlike the interaction of CD4 with MHC class II that plays a positive role in T cell activation, LAG-3 binds to MHC class II and negatively regulates T cell activation through LAG-3 signaling. On the other hand, studies have shown that binding of LAG-3 to MHC class II molecules on antigen presenting cells induce maturation of dendritic cells and cytokine secretion by monocytes through MHC class II signal transduction (6). Taken together, LAG-3 may have two major functions, it negatively regulates T cells activation through LAG-3 signaling and stimulates antigen presenting cells which express MHC class II.

References

  1. Triebel, F. et al. (1990) J. Exp. Med. 171:1393.
  2. Baixeras, E. et al. (1992) J. Exp. Med 176:327.
  3. Workman, C.J. and D.A. Vignali (2003) Eur. J. Immunol. 33:970.
  4. Workman, C.J. et al. (2004) J. Immunol. 172:5450.
  5. Huang, C.T. et al. (2004) Immunity 21:503.
  6. Andreae, S. et al. (2003) Blood 102:2130.

Long Name

Lymphocyte-activation Gene 3

Alternate Names

CD223, LAG3

Entrez Gene IDs

3902 (Human); 16768 (Mouse); 297596 (Rat); 102122272 (Cynomolgus Monkey)

Gene Symbol

LAG3

UniProt

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Product Specific Notices for Human LAG-3 Alexa Fluor™ Plus 680-conjugated Antibody


This product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. The transfer of this product is conditioned on the buyer using the purchased product solely in research conducted by the buyer, excluding contract research or any fee for service research, and the buyer must not (1) use this product or its components for (a) diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes; (b) testing, analysis or screening services, or information in return for compensation on a per-test basis; or (c) manufacturing or quality assurance or quality control, and/or (2) sell or transfer this product or its components for resale, whether or not resold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than as described above, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com.

For research use only

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