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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry

Label

Alexa Fluor 488 (Excitation = 488 nm, Emission = 515-545 nm)

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # 137314

Product Specifications

Immunogen

E. coli-derived recombinant human BAFF/BLyS/TNFSF13B
Ala81-Leu285
Accession # Q9Y275

Specificity

Detects human BAFF/BLyS/TNFSF13B in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In Western blots, approximately 5% cross‑reactivity with recombinant human (rh) TL1A/TNSF15 is observed and no cross-reactivity with rhAPRIL, rhTNF-alpha, rhFas Ligand, rhGITR Ligand, rhLIGHT, rhTRAIL, rhTRANCE, or rhTWEAK is observed.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Applications for Human BAFF/BLyS/TNFSF13B Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry

0.25-1 µg/106 cells
Sample: Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells treated with PMA and Ca2+ ionomycin, fixed with paraformaldehyde, and permeabilized with saponin
Please Note: Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Formulation

Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.

Background: BAFF/BLyS/TNFSF13B

BAFF (also known as TALL-1, BLyS, and THANK) is a type II transmembrane glycoprotein belonging to the TNF superfamily and has been designated as TNF superfamily member 13B (TNFSF13B). Human BAFF is a 285 amino acid (aa) protein consisting of a 218 aa extracellular domain, a 21 aa transmembrane region and a 46 aa cytoplasmic tail (1, 2). BAFF has the typical structural characteristics of the TNF superfamily ligands. It is a homotrimeric protein having the structurally conserved motif known as TNF homology domain (3, 4). A higher ordered structure composed of a cluster of trimeric units resembling the structure of a viral capsid has also been reported (4). Human BAFF may be shed from the cell surface by proteolytic cleavage between R133 and Ala134 to yield a soluble form of the protein that is detectable in serum (1, 5). Within the TNF superfamily BAFF shares the highest homology (48%) with APRIL (1). BAFF shares with APRIL the ability to bind to BCMA and TACI and also binds specifically to BAFF receptor (BAFF R, also known as BR3 or TNFSFR13C), which is the principal BAFF receptor (6 - 8). All three receptors are type III transmembrane proteins that are expressd in B cells. BAFF and APRIL can form active heteromers that bind to TACI (9). BAFF is expressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, in spleen and lymph nodes. Its expression in resting monocytes is up-regulated by IFN-alpha, IFN-beta, LPS and IL-10. BAFF provides critical survival signals to a subset of B cells with intermediate maturation status (T2 B cells) during the immune response (10). BAFF also plays an important role in the development of lymphoid tissue and enhances the survival of activated memory B cells (7, 11). Human and mouse BAFF share 86% aa sequence identity (1).

References

  1. Schneider, P. et al. (1999) J. Exp. Med. 189:1747.
  2. Mukhopadhyay, A. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:15978.
  3. Karpusas, M. et al. (2002) J. Mol. Biol. 315:1145.
  4. Liu, Y. et al. (2002) Cell 108:383.
  5. Cheema, G.S. et al. (2001) Arthr. Rheum. 44:1313.
  6. Marsters, S.A. et al. (2000) Curr. Biol. 10:785.
  7. Thompson, J.S. et al. (2001) Science 293:2108.
  8. Ng, L.G. et al. (2004) J. Immunol. 173:807.
  9. Roschke, V. et al. (2002) J. Immunol. 169:4314.
  10. Batten, M. et al. (2000) J. Exp. Med. 192:1453.
  11. Avery, D.T. et al. (2003) J. Clin. Invest. 112:286.

Long Name

B cell Activating Factor

Alternate Names

BLyS, CD257, TALL1, THANK, TNFSF13B, ZTNF4

Entrez Gene IDs

10673 (Human); 24099 (Mouse); 498666 (Rat); 102123214 (Cynomolgus Monkey)

Gene Symbol

TNFSF13B

UniProt

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Product Specific Notices for Human BAFF/BLyS/TNFSF13B Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody


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