Human CXCL4/PF4 Alexa Fluor® 405-conjugated Antibody
R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # IC7952V
Key Product Details
Species Reactivity
Applications
Label
Antibody Source
Product Specifications
Immunogen
Glu32-Ser101
Accession # P02776.2
Specificity
Clonality
Host
Isotype
Applications for Human CXCL4/PF4 Alexa Fluor® 405-conjugated Antibody
Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry
Sample: Human immature dentritic cells fixed with paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with saponin
Formulation, Preparation, and Storage
Purification
Formulation
Shipping
Stability & Storage
Background: CXCL4/PF4
CXCL4, also known as Platelet Factor 4 (PF4), is an 8 kDa CXC chemokine that is stored in platelet alpha-granules as a
homotetramer and secreted abundantly during platelet activation. Human CXCL4 is a 101 amino acid (aa) protein with a 32 aa signal sequence and a 70 aa mature protein that includes granule targeting and
heparin-binding sequences. CXCL4 has homology with IL-8 and beta-thromboglobulin and can form heteromultimers with IL-8. Mature human and mouse CXCL4 share 76% aa identity. The active protein consists of a tetramer composed of individual CXCL4 subunits. Megakaryocytes synthesize CXCL4 and store it as tetramers in
alpha-granules. The CXCL4 tetramers are secreted by activated platelets and can be measured at micromolar levels in serum. In contrast to other CXC chemokines, CXCL4 lacks chemotactic activity for polymorphonuclear granulocytes. CXCL4 does not contain an ELR motif. However, many other functions have been observed for CXCL4. CXCL4 is involved in monocyte survivial and differentiation into macrophages, has anti-angiogenic activity and promotes granule Protein C activation. CXCL4 has been demonstrated to inhibit the binding of FGF-2 to high-affinity receptors and its subsequent internalization. Cell surface neutrophil chondroitin sulfate chains serve as CXCL4 binding sites; affinity is controlled by the degree of sulfation of these chains.
References
- Poncz, M. et al. (1987) Blood 69:219.
- Scheuerer, B. et al. (2000) Blood 95:1158.
- Perollet, C. et al. (1998) Blood 91:3289.
- Petersen, F. et al. (1998) J. Immunol. 161:4347.
- Petersen, F. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:12376.
- Watanabe, O. et al. (1999) J. Hum. Genet. 44:173.
Alternate Names
Gene Symbol
UniProt
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