Description: The RAM34 monoclonal antibody reacts with mouse CD34, also known as mucosialin. It has been reported that the RAM34 antibody can be used to detect CD34+Sca-1+c-Kit+ cells. CD34 is a highly glycosylated (approximately 90-120 kDa) member of the sialomucin family and is expressed by capillary endothelial cells, bone marrow stroma, and a small subpopulation of mouse bone marrow cells. RAM34 has been used to purify mouse hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) to near homogeneity. CD34 expressed on endothelial cells is a ligand for CD62L and plays a role in adhesion. Simultaneous staining of mouse bone marrow cells with a cocktail of antibodies to lineage markers (CD3, CD11b, Ly6G, TER-119 and CD45R/B220) reveals a subset of cells that stain with the RAM34 antibody and express undetectable to low levels of the indicated lineage markers.