Anti-ITGAL, AlpHcAbs® Human antibody

Details and Advantages
Applications: ELISA,Flow Cyt
Reactivity: Human
Conjugate: Unconjugated
Advantages:

High lot-to-lot consistency

Increased sensitivity and higher affinity

Animal-free production

Summary >
Description:
Anti-ITGAL, AlpHcAbs® Human antibody is designed for detecting human ITGAL specifically. Based on ELISA and/or FCM, Anti-ITGAL, AlpHcAbs® Human antibody reacts with human ITGAL specifically.

Immunogen: Recombinant human ITGAL
Host: Alpaca pacous
Isotype: Human IgG1
Conjugate: Unconjugated
Specificity: Human ITGAL
Purity: Recombinant Expression and Affinity purified
Concentration: 1mg/ml
Formation: Liquid, 10mM PBS (pH 7.5), 0.05% sucrose, 0.1% trehalose, 0.01% proclin300, 50% Glycerol
Storage: Store at –20 °C, (Avoid freeze / thaw cycles)

Background:
CD11a (LFA-1 alpha, ITGAL) together with CD18 constitute leukocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1), the alphaLbeta2 integrin. CD11a is implicated in activation of LFA-1 complex. CD11a plays a central role in leukocyte intercellular adhesion through interactions with its ligands, ICAMs 1-3 (intercellular adhesion molecules 1 through 3), and also functions in lymphocyte costimulatory signaling. CD11a is expressed on the plasma membrane of leukocytes in a low-affinity conformation. Cell stimulation by chemokines or other signals leads to induction the high-affinity conformation, which supports tight binding of CD11a to its ligands, the intercellular adhesion molecules ICAM-1, -2, -3. CD11a is thus involved in interaction of various immune cells and in their tissue-specific settlement, but participates also in control of cell differentiation and proliferation and of T-cell effector functions. Blocking of CD11a function by specific antibodies or small molecules has become an important therapeutic approach in treatment of multiple inflammatory diseases. For example, humanized anti- CD11a antibody Efalizumab (Raptiva) is being used to interfere with T cell migration to sites of inflammation, binding of cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin to CD11a allosteric site leads to immunomodulation and increase in lymphocytic cholinergic activity. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms of CD11a have been found. Diseases associated with CD11a dysfunction include benign cephalic histiocytosis and leukocyte adhesion deficiency.
Performance >
ELISA: 1:4,000-1:10000
Flow Cytometry:1:200-1:1000

Dilution factors are presented in the form of a range because the optimal dilution is a function of many factors, such as antigen density, permeability, etc. The actual dilution used must be determined empirically.