CD8a is a 32-34 kD type I glycoprotein. It forms a homodimer (CD8a/a) or heterodimer (CD8a/b) with CD8b. CD8, also known as T8 and Leu2, is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily found on the majority of thymocytes, a subset of peripheral blood T cells, and NK cells (which express almost exclusively CD8a homodimers). CD8 acts as a co-receptor with MHC class I-restricted T cell receptors in antigen recognition and T cell activation, and has been shown to play a role in thymic differentiation. Two domains in CD8a are important for function: the extracellular IgSF domain binds the α₃ domain of MHC class I and the cytoplasmic CXCP motif binds the tyrosine kinase p56 Lck.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Clone: RPA-T8

Antibody Type: Monoclonal

Reactivity: Human, Cynomolgus, Rhesus

Format: Alexa Fluor 488

Host: Mouse

Isotype: IgG1, κ

Applications: FC - Quality tested

Regulatory Status: RUO

Data Sheets: TDS | SDS

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