CD71 / FITC / OX-26

Product Details
Supplier Leinco
Catalog #: C870-100μg (View supplier product page)
Size 100 μg
Price $125.00
Antigen CD71
Clone OX-26
Host Mouse
Isotype IgG2a κ
Conjugate FITC
Target Species Mouse, Rat
Applications FC
Description CD71 is a transferrin receptor on the cell surface that mediates the uptake of transferrin-iron complexes, thereby mediating cellular proliferation1. CD71 is a homodimeric glycoprotein containing 760 amino acids and it binds to diferric transferrin2. Binding by diferric transfferin causes CD71 to be internalized, and diferric iron is subsequently released3. CD71 is highly expressed on malignant cells, as iron uptake is necessary for aberrant cell proliferation4.
About CD71 and FITC
CD71 This gene encodes a cell surface receptor necessary for cellular iron uptake by the process of receptor-mediated endocytosis. This receptor is required for erythropoiesis and neurologic development. Multiple alternatively spliced variants have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]
FITC Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) has an excitation peak at 495 nm and an emission peak at 519 nm. The name FITC is a misnomer in that the isothiocyanate is a reactive form of this dye. Once FITC is conjugated to an antibody, it is simply Fluorescein conjugated. FITC is one of the most widely used dyes for fluorescent applications, therefore most instruments come standard with a 488 nm laser and FITC filter set up. FITC is commonly conjugated to secondary antibodies and used in applications such as flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry, and immunohistochemistry. FITC is relatively dim, sensitive to photobleaching and it is susceptible to changes is pH. There are better performing alternatives to FITC, like Vio®Bright 515, Alexa Fluor™ 488, iFluor® 488, CF®488A and DY-488. FITC is a long-time generic dye with no sole manufacturer or trademark.
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