Cat. No.
MABL-1104
Application
IP, WB, ELISA, FC, IF, IHC
Isotype
Engineer antibody
Species Reactivity
Rat, Human, Mouse
Clone No.
LN-2
From
Recombinant Antibody
Specificity
LN-2 antibody recognizes CD74. It reacts with an epitope residing within 60 amino acids of the extracytoplasmic, COOH terminus of the protein. CD74 is a type II transmembrane protein which binds to the peptide binding groove of newly synthesized MHC class II alpha/beta heterodimers and prevents their premature association with endogenous polypeptides.
Alternative Names
Ia antigen; HLA class II histocompatibility antigen gamma chain; HLA-DR antigens-associated invariant chain; Ia antigen-associated invariant chain; Ii; p33; LN2
UniProt
P04233
Immunogen
This antibody was raised by immunizing mice with SU-DHL-4 lymphoma cells.
Application Notes
Anti-CD74 has been shown to be useful in differentiating atypical fibroxanthoma (-) from malignant fibrous histiocytoma (+). This antibody can be used for the identification of B cell lymphoma and leukemias. It also stains activated neoplastic cells in T cell lymphomas and Sternberg-reed cells.Furthermore, this antibody was shown to be capable of distinguishing small cell lung cancer from a non small cell lung cancer as a part of a panel of antibodies (Ioachim et al., 1996). Furthermore, LN2 was successfully used in immunohistochemical and flow cytometric analysis of lung cancer tissue and cells (Ioachim et al., 1996). Finally, this antibody is also useful in immunofluorescence analysis of CD74, as it was very effective in labelling this protein in CD74-transfected COS-7 cells (Leng et al., 2003).
Antibody First Published
Epstein et al. Two new monoclonal antibodies (LN-1, LN-2) reactive in B5 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues with follicular center and mantle zone human B lymphocytes and derived tumors. J Immunol. 1984 Aug;133(2):1028-36. PMID:6376628
Note on publication
This article describes the LN-2 antibody.
Size
100 μg Purified antibody.
Concentration
1 mg/ml.
Purification
Protein A affinity purified
Buffer
PBS with 0.02% Proclin 300.
Storage Recommendation
Store at 4⁰C for up to 3 months. For longer storage, aliquot and store at - 20⁰C.
