Anti-MHC II [P7/7]

Absolute Antibody

Anti-MHC II [P7/7]

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This antibody recognises the rat RT1Bu/Du MHC class II antigen, and cross-reacts with haplotypes c, d, l and n. This antibody stains MHC class II molecules in a number of rat strains, including PVG, F334, LEW, and BN. However, this antibody is not reactiv

This antibody reacts with murine MHC class II I-A and I-E molecules, as confirmed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of Ia immunoprecipitates from metabolically labelled murine lymphoma cells (Momburg et al, 1986). Cross-blocking studies with anti-Ia beta-chain MAbs indicate that P7/7 binds to the beta-chain of murine Ia (Momburg et al, 1986). This antibody has been used to stain acetone-fixed mouse pancreas sections to study lymphocyte infiltration (Signore et al, 1987; Signore et al, 1989) and ethanol-fixed mouse brain sections (McMenamin et al, 1998). In flow cytometric analysis, this antibody has been employed to identify MHC class II-expressing murine cells (Hayball & Lake, 2004; Heath et al, 1991), and to analyse the surface phenotype of murine N9 microglial cells (Dimayuga et al, 2005). This antibody has been used in immunofluorescence analysis of acetone-fixed thymus sections to identify MHC-II positive and negative medullae (Aschenbrenner et al, 2007).

Flow Cytometry, ImmunoPrecipitation, ImmunoHistoChemistry

IHC; IP; FC

Research Use Only

Monoclonal

P7/7

Rat

IgG2b

Mouse, Rat

Rat, Mouse

This antibody was raised by immunising DA rats with PVG.R8 rat spleen cells. Splenocytes from immunised rats were then isolated, and fused to the myeloma line NSO/u to generate stable hybridomas.

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