Recombinant Human L-Selectin/CD62L Protein, CF

Human L-Selectin (Leukocyte Selectin, LAM-1, LECAM-1, LECCAM-1, TQ1, Leu-8, MEL-14 antigen, DREG, lymph node homing receptor, CD62L), a member of the Selectin family, is a cell surface glycoprotein expressed constitutively on a wide variety of leukocytes. Two forms of L-Selectin have been reported, apparently arising as a result of post-translational modifications. The lymphocyte form shows an apparent molecular weight of 74 kDa, while the neutrophil form is 90-100 kDa. L-Selectin plays a role in the migration of lymphocytes into peripheral lymph nodes and sites of chronic inflammation, and of neutrophils into acute inflammatory sites. Acting in cooperation with P-Selectin and E-Selectin, L-Selectin mediates the initial interaction of circulating leukocytes with endothelial cells that produces a characteristic ‘rolling' of the leukocytes on the endothelium. This initial interaction is followed by a stronger interaction involving ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, that leads eventually to extravasation of the white blood cell through the blood vessel wall into the extracellular matrix tissue. ELISA techniques have shown that detectable levels of soluble L-Selectin are present in the biological fluids of apparently normal individuals. Furthermore, a number of studies have reported that levels of L-Selectin may be elevated or lowered in subjects with a variety of pathological conditions.