Anti-Macrosialin CD68 Antibody Picoband®

Anti-Macrosialin CD68 Antibody Picoband®
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Store at -20˚C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4˚C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20˚C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Each vial contains 4mg Trehalose, 0.9mg NaCl and 0.2mg Na2HPO4.

Rabbit IgG

No cross-reactivity with other proteins

90-100 kDa

CD68 is a heavily glycosylated glycoprotein that is highly expressed in macrophages and other mononuclear phagocytes. Macrosialin, if not glycosylated, has the main sequence that consists of 354 amino acids with an expected molecular weight of 37.4 kD. CD68, which can be located in the cytoplasmic granules of a variety of blood cells and myocytes, can be detected via immunohistochemistry. It's particularly effective as a marker for monocytes, histiocytes, giant cells, Kupffer cells, and osteoclasts, all of which belong to the macrophage lineage. CD68 is expressed in tissue macrophages and to a lesser extent in dendritic cells. CD68 is involved in tissue macrophage phagocytic activities, as well as intracellular lysosomal metabolism and extracellular cell-cell and cell-pathogen interactions. It works by binding to tissue and organ-specific lectins or selectins, enabling macrophage subsets to be directed to specific locations. Macrophages may be able to crawl over selectin-bearing substrates or other cells if CD68 is rapidly recirculated from endosomes and lysosomes to the plasma membrane.