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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

Western Blot

Label

Alexa Fluor 700 (Excitation = 675-700 nm, Emission = 723 nm)

Antibody Source

Polyclonal Sheep IgG

Product Specifications

Immunogen

E. coli-derived recombinant human MD-2
Glu17-Asn160
Accession # NP_001123946

Specificity

Detects human MD-2 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In these formats, less than 1% cross-reactivity with recombinant human MD-1 is observed.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Sheep

Isotype

IgG

Applications for Human MD2 Alexa Fluor® 700-conjugated Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Western Blot

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Formulation

Supplied 0.2mg/ml in 1X PBS with RDF1 and 0.09% 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: MD2

MD-2, also known as lymphocyte antigen 96 and ESOP-1, is a secreted glycoprotein that shares conserved cysteine residues and significant sequence similarity (23%) with MD-1. The gene of human MD-2 encodes a 160 amino acid residue (aa) precursor protein with a 16 aa signal peptide and a 144 aa mature protein, which contains 2 N-glycosylation sites (1). Recombinant secreted MD-2 has been found to exist as disulfide-linked dimers and oligomers (2).

Both MD-1 and MD-2 are accessory molecules that associate with the extracellular leucine-rich repeats (LRR) of Toll-like receptor (TLR) family members, which are type I transmembrane receptors that regulate innate immune responses to microbial pathogens (3, 4). MD-1 binds to RP105 on B cells and macrophages to form the signaling receptor complex for lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a constituent of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Similarly, MD-2 interacts with TLR-4 to form the heteromeric receptor that confers LPS responsiveness. MD-2 also associates with TLR-2, albeit with less avidity, to confer responsiveness to cell wall components from both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. MD-1 and MD-2 are also required for the correct targeting of the TLRs to the cell surface. Although MD-2 glycosylation is not crucial for its surface expression and interaction with TLR-4, it is required for LPS binding and signaling (5).

Long Name

Myeloid Differentiation Protein 2/Lymphocyte Antigen 96

Alternate Names

ESOP-1, LY96, MD-2

Entrez Gene IDs

23643 (Human); 17087 (Mouse); 102118398 (Cynomolgus Monkey)

Gene Symbol

LY96

UniProt

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Product Documents for Human MD2 Alexa Fluor® 700-conjugated Antibody

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Product Specific Notices for Human MD2 Alexa Fluor® 700-conjugated Antibody


This product is provided under an agreement between Life Technologies Corporation and R&D Systems, Inc, and the manufacture, use, sale or import of this product is subject to one or more US patents and corresponding non-US equivalents, owned by Life Technologies Corporation and its affiliates. The purchase of this product conveys to the buyer the non-transferable right to use the purchased amount of the product and components of the product only in research conducted by the buyer (whether the buyer is an academic or for-profit entity). The sale of this product is expressly conditioned on the buyer not using the product or its components (1) in manufacturing; (2) to provide a service, information, or data to an unaffiliated third party for payment; (3) for therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic purposes; (4) to resell, sell, or otherwise transfer this product or its components to any third party, or for any other commercial purpose. Life Technologies Corporation will not assert a claim against the buyer of the infringement of the above patents based on the manufacture, use or sale of a commercial product developed in research by the buyer in which this product or its components was employed, provided that neither this product nor any of its components was used in the manufacture of such product. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than research, contact Life Technologies Corporation, Cell Analysis Business Unit, Business Development, 29851 Willow Creek Road, Eugene, OR 97402, Tel: (541) 465-8300. Fax: (541) 335-0354.

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