Anti-CD81 [2s66] monoclonal antibody
Invented at University Of Birmingham
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| Catalogue Number | 154260 | 
| Applications | ELISA FACS IF WB | 
| Antigen/Gene or Protein Targets | CD81 and its second extracellular domain (EC2) | 
| Synonyms | 26 kDa cell surface protein TAPA-1,Target of the antiproliferative antibody 1, Tetraspanin-28 | 
| Reactivity | Human | 
| Relevance | 
                                                                    CD81 is co-opted during the life cycle of diverse human pathogens: it is involved in hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Plasmodium sporozoite invasion of hepatocytes, and also contributes to the assembly and budding of human immunodeficiency virus and influenza A virus. Developed as a part of panel of murine monoclonal antibodies against full-length CD81 to further examine and assessed their ability to inhibit or neutralize HCV infection.  | 
                        
| Host | Mouse | 
| Immunogen | Recombinant human CD81 | 
| Immunogen UniProt ID | P60033, CD81_HUMAN | 
| Myeloma Used | NS0 | 
| Recommended Growing Conditions | Grown in RPMI 1640 with penicillin (100ug/ml) and 10% FBS (foetal bovine serum). | 
| Strain | Balb/c | 
| Research Area | Immunology, Virology |