CD86 Rat anti-Mouse, BB700, Clone: PO3, BD Optibuild™

Description

The PO3 monoclonal antibody specifically binds to the B7-2 (CD86) costimulatory molecule, which is expressed on a broad spectrum of leukocytes, including B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, and Langerhans cells, plus astrocytes. CD86 is expressed at low levels by freshly explanted peripheral B and T cells, and its expression is substantially increased by a variety of T and B cell-specific stimuli with a peak expression after 18-42 hours of culture. In contrast to most naive CD4+ T cells, memory CD4+ T cells express B7-2, both at the mRNA and protein levels. CD86, a ligand for CD28 and CTLA-4, is one of the accessory molecules that plays an important role in T cell-B cell costimulatory interactions. It has been shown to be involved in immunoglobulin class switching and triggering of mouse NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity. CD80 (B7-1) is an alternate ligand for CD28 and CTLA-4. PO3 antibody blocks the in vitro stimulation of T-cell proliferation of T-cell proliferation by soluble anti-CD3e antibody (mAb 145-2C11, Cat. No. 553057) in the presence of CD86-expressing accessory cells. In vivo administration of PO3 mAb can inhibit much of the autoantibody production in (NZB x NZW) F1 mice; and in combination with an anti-CD80 mAb, it can prevent the development and progression of mouse systemic lupus erythematosus-like autoimmune disease.

The antibody was conjugated to BD Horizon™ BB700, which is part of the BD Horizon Brilliant™ Blue family of dyes. It is a polymer-based tandem dye developed exclusively by BD Biosciences. With an excitation max of 485 nm and an emission max of 693 nm, BD Horizon BB700 can be excited by the 488 nm laser and detected in a standard PerCP-Cy™5.5 set (eg, 695/40nm filter). This dye provides a much brighter alternative to PerCP-Cy5.5 with less cross laser excitation off the 405 nm and 355 nm lasers.BD Horizon Brilliant™ Blue 700 (BB700) is a dye that was exclusively developed by BD Biosciences as brighter alternative to PerCP-Cy5.5. This dye also has less cross laser excitation off the 405 nm laser, resulting in less spillover into the violet channels compared to PerCP-Cy5.5.  Due to similar excitation and emission properties, BD Horizon BB700 and PerCP-Cy5.5 cannot be used simultaneously.