CST, 14730S, beta2-microglobulin (D8P1H) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (PE Conjugate)

Monoclonal Antibody for studying B2M. Validated for Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized). Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, beta2-microglobulin (D8P1H) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (PE Conjugate) (CST #14730) is ready to ship. Product Usage Information Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized): 1:50 Storage Supplied in PBS (pH 7.2), less than 0.1% sodium azide and 2 mg/ml BSA. Store at 4°C. Do not aliquot the antibodies. Protect from light. Do not freeze. Protocol Available protocols: Flow Cytometry (Fixed/Permeabilized) Specificity / Sensitivity beta2-microglobulin (D8P1H) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (PE Conjugate) recognizes endogenous levels of total β2-microglobulin protein. Species Reactivity: Human, Monkey Source / Purification Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Asp79 of human β2-microglobulin protein. Background β2-microglobulin (B2M) is a principal component of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class I molecule, a ternary membrane protein complex that displays fragments derived from proteolyzed cytosolic proteins on the surface of cells for recognition by the surveillance immune system (1,2). As an integral component of the MHC class I complex, β2-microglobulin plays a critically important role in immune system function (3). It has important relevance to cancer biology research; for example, research studies have shown that nearly one-third of diffuse large B cell lymphomas contain mutations that inactivate β gene function, thereby allowing tumor cells to escape immune detection (4). In addition, β2-microglobulin has been identified as an amyloid preprotein with collagen-binding affinity (5); its accumulation in osteoarthritic lesions of long-term dialysis patients is reportedly a contributing factor to the condition known as amyloid osteoarthropathy (6). Alternate Names B2M; B2MG; beta chain of MHC class I molecules; beta-2-microglobin; Beta-2-microglobulin; Beta-2-microglobulin form pI 5.3; IMD43 Specification REACTIVITY: H Mk SENSITIVITY: Endogenous Source/Isotype: Rabbit IgG