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Rat CD48 / SLAMF2 / BCM1 Protein (Fc Tag)

CD48, Bcm-1

Catalog Number P80286-R02H
Organism Species Rat
Host Human Cells
Synonyms CD48, Bcm-1
Molecular Weight The recombinant rat CD48/Fc is a disulfide-linked homodimer. The reduced monomer comprises 435 amino acids and has a predicted molecular mass of 49.5 kDa. The apparent molecular mass of the protein is approximately 38-44 kDa in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.
predicted N Phe 23
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 95 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the rat CD48 (P10252) (Met1-Arg216) was expressed, fused with the Fc region of human IgG1 at the C-terminus.
Bio-activity
Research Area Immunology |Cluster of Differentiation (CD) |Monocyte/Macrophage CD Antigen |Other Monocytes/Macrophages CD Antigen
Formulation Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose and mannitol are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background Cluster of Differentiation 48 (CD48), also known as SLAMF2, BCM-1 and BLAST-1, is a GPI-linked protein belonging to the CD2 subfamily of immunoglobulin superfamily molecules. CD2 and 2B4 (CD244) are known ligands for CD48. CD48 protein is expressed on most lineage-committed hematopoietic cells but not on hematopoietic stem cells or multipotent hematopoietic progenitors. CD48 protein performs biological functions in a variety processes including adhesion, pathogen recognition, cellular activation, and cytokine regulation, and emerges as a critical effector molecule in immune responses.
Reference
  • Messmer B, et al. (2006) CD48 stimulation by 2B4 (CD244)-expressing targets activates human NK cells. J Immunol. 176(8): 4646-50
  • Milstein O, et al. (2008) Nanoscale increases in CD2-CD48-mediated intermembrane spacing decrease adhesion and reorganize the immunological synapse. J Biol Chem. 283(49): 34414-22.