FluoroFinder

	CD38	The protein encoded by this gene is a non-lineage-restricted, type II transmembrane glycoprotein that synthesizes and hydrolyzes cyclic adenosine 5'-diphosphate-ribose, an intracellular calcium ion mobilizing messenger. The release of soluble protein and the ability of membrane-bound protein to become internalized indicate both extracellular and intracellular functions for the protein. This protein has an N-terminal cytoplasmic tail, a single membrane-spanning domain, and a C-terminal extracellular region with four N-glycosylation sites. Crystal structure analysis demonstrates that the functional molecule is a dimer, with the central portion containing the catalytic site. It is used as a prognostic marker for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]

		Lou rat splenocytes were stained with purified anti-rat CD38 (clone 14.27, filled histogram), or purified mouse IgG2b, κ isotype control (open histogram), followed by anti-mouse IgG FITC.
		Rat frozen spleen section was fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA) for ten minutes at room temperature and blocked with 5% FBS for 30 minutes at room temperature. Then the section was stained with 10 µg/mL of CD3 (clone 1F4) Alexa Fluor® 488 (green), 10 µg/mL of CD11b/c (clone OX-42) Alexa Fluor® 647 (blue), and 10 µg/mL of purified CD38 (clone 14.27) overnight at 4°C, followed by 5 µg/mL of anti-mouse IgG2b (clone RMG2b-1) Alexa Fluor® 594 (red) for two hours at room temperature. The image was captured by 10X objective.