The CD46/MCP Polyclonal Antibody, Cy5 Conjugated from Bioss Inc. is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody to CD46, and CD46 molecule. This antibody recognizes Homo Sapiens, Human, and Mouse antigen. The CD46/MCP Polyclonal Antibody, Cy5 Conjugated has been shown to work in the following applications: Flow Cytometry, Immunocytochemistry, Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry - fixed, Immunohistochemistry - frozen, and Western Blot.
Description
Acts as a cofactor for complement factor I, a serine protease which protects autologous cells against complement-mediated injury by cleaving C3b and C4b deposited on host tissue. May be involved in the fusion of the spermatozoa with the oocyte during fertilization. Also acts as a costimulatory factor for T-cells which induces the differentiation of CD4+ into T-regulatory 1 cells. T-regulatory 1 cells suppress immune responses by secreting interleukin-10, and therefore are thought to prevent autoimmunity. A number of viral and bacterial pathogens seem to exploit this property and directly induce an immunosuppressive phenotype in T-cells by binding to CD46