| Product description |
Mouse monoclonal [A3D8] to CD44Monoclonal Anti-Human CD44 recognizes the CD44 human cell surface glycoprotein. CD44 (PgP-1, ECM-III, HUTCH-1, Hermes antigens) is a transmembraneous 80-95 kDa glycoprotein with extensive O-linked glycosylation. The extracellular domain has 6 potential glycosylation sites. It is widely distributed on many tissues and in soluble form in plasma. It is a backbone molecule for the frequent In and the rare In group antigens which are expressed on a variety of peripheral blood and hematopoietic cells. CD44 molecules mediate a variety of functions: leukocyteendothelial cell binding, lymphocyte homing, extracellular matrix binding, enhancement of T cell activation and adhesion to monocytes. Monoclonal antibodies to CD44 are powerful tools in the analysis of these functions. The CD44 antigen is expressed on a variety of cell types including peripheral blood leukocytes (B and T lymphocytes, monocytes, granulocytes) and red cells. |