Description
Product Characteristics: anti-rat CD44 (OX-49) monoclonal antibody recognizes rat CD44 (Pgp-1), also called CD44H. This antigen is expressed on most leukocytes (except a sub population of B cells) and increases upon activation. The OX-49 antibody binds extracellularly to the standard (S) form on rat leukocytes but it is not known if they bind to the N-terminal region. It has also been reported that the antibody may bind to melanoma cell lines that express CD44V (splice variant form). This antibody is suitable for flow cytometry, Western Blotting and immunohistochemisty on frozen and paraffin sections.
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene is a cell-surface glycoprotein involved in cell-cell interactions, cell adhesion and migration. It is a receptor for hyaluronic acid (HA) and can also interact with other ligands, such as osteopontin, collagens, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). This protein participates in a wide variety of cellular functions including lymphocyte activation, recirculation and homing, hematopoiesis, and tumor metastasis. Transcripts for this gene undergo complex alternative splicing that results in many functionally distinct isoforms, however, the full length nature of some of these variants has not been determined. Alternative splicing is the basis for the structural and functional diversity of this protein, and may be related to tumor metastasis. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]