Mouse CD79A Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody

Applications

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application. General Protocols are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Preparation and Storage

Background: CD79A

CD79A (also known as Mb-1, Ig alpha and B cell antigen receptor complex-associated protein alpha -chain) is a 30-40 kDa member of the Ig-Superfamily. It is expressed on B cells, and forms a covalent heterodimer with CD79B. This complex interacts noncovalently with membrane Ig, forming the B cell antigen receptor. Within this complex, membrane Ig detects antigen while CD79A:B initiates signaling. CD79A is essential for the differentiation of pre-B cells, and the pre-BCR regulates the surface expression of IL-7R. Mature mouse CD79A is a 192 amino acid (aa) type I transmembrane glycoprotein (aa 29-220). It contains an extracellular region (aa 29-137) with one C2-type Ig-like domain (aa 29-117), and an ITAM-containing cytoplasmic domain (aa 171-199). Mouse CD79A and CD79B share only 22% aa identity. Over aa 29-137, mouse CD79A shares 57% and 80% aa identity with human and rat CD79A, respectively.

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Related Research Areas

• B Cell Activation