Mouse splenocytes treated with 1 ug/mL Concanavalin A for 3 days were stained with Rat Anti-Mouse ICOS Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # MAB168, filled histogram) or isotype control antibody (Catalog # MAB0061, open histogram), followed by Phycoerythrin-conjugated Anti-Rat IgG Secondary Antibody (Catalog # F0105B). View our protocol for Staining Membrane-associated Proteins.

Applications for Mouse ICOS Antibody

Application

Recommended Usage

CyTOF-ready

Ready to be labeled using established conjugation methods. No BSA or other carrier proteins that could interfere with conjugation.

Flow Cytometry

2.5 µg/10⁶ cells
Sample: Mouse splenocytes treated with Concanavalin A

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

Reconstitution

Sterile PBS to a final concentration of 0.5 mg/mL. For liquid material, refer to CoA for concentration.

Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

Shipping

Lyophilized product is shipped at ambient temperature. Liquid small pack size (-SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: ICOS

Mouse ICOS (inducible co-stimulator), also called AILIM (activiation-inducible lymphocyte immunomediatory molecule) and CRP-1 (CD28-related protein-1), is a member of the CD28 family of immune costimulatory receptors. Other family members are CD28, CTLA-4 and PD-1. Mouse ICOS is a homodimeric type I transmembrane protein consisting of 200 amino acids (aa) with a putative 20 aa signal sequence, a 122 aa extracellular domain, a 23 aa transmembrane region, and a 35 aa cytoplasmic domain. ICOS shares approximately 39% aa similarity with CD 28 and CTLA-4. Mouse and human ICOS share approximately 72% aa identity. ICOS is expressed on most CD45RO⁺ cells. ICOS expression is upregulated within approximately 24‑48 hours of activation on T_h primed cells. B7-H2, a member of the B7 family of costimulatory ligands, has been identified as the ICOS ligand. The B7-H2/ICOS interaction appears to play roles in T cell dependent B cell activation and T_h differentiation.

References

Coyle, A.J. and J.C. Gutierrez-Ramos (2001) Nat. Immunol. 2:203.
Mages, H.W. et al. (2000) Eur. J. Immunol. 30:1040.
Yoshinaga, S.K. et al. (1999) Nature 402:827.
Hutloff, A. et al. (1999) Nature 397:263.
Aicher, A. et al. (2000) J. Immunol. 164:4689.
Coyle, A.J. et al. (2000) Immunity 13:95.
Gonzalo, J.A. et al. (2001) J. Immunol. 166:1.

Long Name

Inducible Co-stimulator

Alternate Names

AILIM, CD278, CRP-1

Entrez Gene IDs

29851 (Human); 54167 (Mouse); 102116512 (Cynomolgus Monkey)

Gene Symbol

ICOS

UniProt

Q9WVS0

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Product Specific Notices for Mouse ICOS Antibody

For research use only

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Mouse ICOS Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # MAB168

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Scientific Data Images for Mouse ICOS Antibody

Detection of ICOS in Mouse Splenocytes by Flow Cytometry.