Description
Product Usage Information
This product is the carrier free version of product #26703. All data were generated using the same antibody clone in the standard formulation which contains BSA and glycerol. This formulation is ideal for use with technologies requiring specialized or custom antibody labeling, including fluorophores, metals, lanthanides, and oligonucleotides. It is not recommended for ChIP, ChIP-seq, CUT&RUN or CUT&Tag assays. If you require a carrier free formulation for chromatin profiling, please contact us . Optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user. BSA and Azide Free antibodies are quality control tested by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) to determine antibody integrity.
Formulation
Supplied in 1X PBS (10 mM Na 2 HPO 4 , 3 mM KCl, 2 mM KH 2 PO 4 , and 140 mM NaCl (pH 7.8)). BSA and Azide Free. For standard formulation of this product see product # 26703 .
Storage
Store at -20°C. This product will freeze at -20°C so it is recommended to aliquot into single-use vials to avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles. A slight precipitate may be present and can be dissolved by gently vortexing. This will not interfere with antibody performance.
Specificity / Sensitivity
CD11 alpha (E5S9K) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (BSA and Azide Free) recognizes endogenous levels of total CD11α protein.
Species Reactivity: Human
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Val975 of human CD11α protein.
Background
CD11α, also known as integrin alpha-L (ITGAL), is the alpha chain of the lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1). CD11α combines with the beta chain CD18 (ITGB2) to form LFA-1, an integrin expressed on all leukocytes. LFA-1 plays a central role in leukocyte intercellular adhesion through interactions with its ligands ICAM-1, 2, 3, and 4 (1), F11R/JAM-1 (2,3), and the secreted form of ubiquitin-like protein ISG15 (4). LFA-1 is involved in a variety of immune phenomena including leukocyte-endothelial cell interaction and transmigration (2,3), cytotoxic T cell co-stimulation (5), cytotoxic NK cell mediated killing (6), leukocyte clearance (7), and antibody-dependent killing by granulocytes and monocytes (8,9). LFA-1 is required for generation of common lymphoid progenitor cells in bone marrow, indicating a role in lymphopoiesis (10). High expression of CD11α has been associated with antigen-specific and tumor-reactive T cells (11,12).
Alternate Names
alpha polypeptide); antigen CD11A (p180), lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1, alpha polypeptide; CD11 antigen-like family member A; CD11A; Integrin alpha-L; integrin gene promoter; integrin subunit alpha L; integrin, alpha L (antigen CD11A (p180), lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1; ITAL; ITGAL; Leukocyte adhesion glycoprotein LFA-1 alpha chain; Leukocyte function-associated molecule 1 alpha chain; LFA-1; LFA-1 alpha; LFA-1A; LFA1A; lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1; lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1, alpha polypeptide
