The recirculation of lymphocytes through different organs is thought to be regulated by adhesion molecules (“homing receptors”) recognizing tissue-specific vascular addressins on the endothelium. The mucosal vascular addressin, MadCAM-1 (mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule 1), is an immunoglobulin superfamily adhesion molecule for lymphocytes that is expressed by mucosal venules and helps direct lymphocyte traffic into Peyer’s patches and the intestinal lamina propria. MadCAM-1 acts as an endothelial cell ligand for leukocyte homing receptors L-Selectin and Integrin α4/β7. MadCAM-1 is strongly expressed on inflamed portal vein/sinusoidal endothelium in autoimmune-mediated liver disease and plays a major contributory role in the progression of chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
Immunogen
Endothelial cells from BALB/c mouse mesenteric and peripheral lymph nodes.
Key Feature
Clonality
Monoclonal
Isotype
IgG2a
Host Species
Rat
Tested Applications
WBIPIFFC
WB:1:100-1:1,000 IP:1-2 μg per 100-500 μg of total protein(1 ml of cell lysate) IF:1:50-1:500 FC:1 μg per 1 x 106 cells