Description
The EK2-5G9 monoclonal antibody specifically binds to human Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AICDA), also known as AID, or Single-stranded DNA cytosine deaminase. AID is an enzyme that preferentially acts upon certain DNA sequence motifs, such as those located in immunoglobulin variable regions, to induce cytidine-to-uracil mutations. AID-induced mutations initiate both somatic hypermutation (SHM) and class switch recombination (CSR) of the immunoglobulin genes in activated B cells during immune responses. While essential for immunoglobulin gene diversification, dysregulated AID activity can result in genomic instability and oncogenic transformation. Originally thought to be B-cell specific, AID now appears to be abnormally expressed in several epithelial cancers. AID may also play roles in DNA demethylation.
Store undiluted at 4°C and protected from prolonged exposure to light. Do not freeze. The monoclonal antibody was purified from tissue culture supernatant or ascites by affinity chromatography. The antibody was conjugated to Alexa Fluor® 647 under optimum conditions, and unreacted Alexa Fluor® 647 was removed.
1. Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results.
2. Please refer to www.bdbiosciences.com/us/s/resources for technical protocols.
3. The Alexa Fluor®, Pacific Blue™, and Cascade Blue® dye antibody conjugates in this product are sold under license from Molecular Probes, Inc. for research use only, excluding use in combination with microarrays, or as analyte specific reagents. The Alexa Fluor® dyes (except for Alexa Fluor® 430), Pacific Blue™ dye, and Cascade Blue® dye are covered by pending and issued patents.
4. Alexa Fluor® 647 fluorochrome emission is collected at the same instrument settings as for allophycocyanin (APC).
5. Alexa Fluor® is a registered trademark of Molecular Probes, Inc., Eugene, OR.
6. Caution: Sodium azide yields highly toxic hydrazoic acid under acidic conditions. Dilute azide compounds in running water before discarding to avoid accumulation of potentially explosive deposits in plumbing.
7. For fluorochrome spectra and suitable instrument settings, please refer to our Multicolor Flow Cytometry web page at www.bdbiosciences.com/colors.
8. An isotype control should be used at the same concentration as the antibody of interest.
