描述:
The O4-46 monoclonal antibody specifically binds to human and mouse T-bet. T-bet (T-box gene expressed in T cells) is a master regulatory
transcription factor that is also known as TBX21 (T-box21) and TBLYM (T-box transcription factor, expressed in lymphocytes). Human (535
amino acids; 58.3 kDa predicted molecular mass) and mouse (530 amino acids; 57.7 kDa) T-bet proteins are encoded by the human
TBX21
(chromosome 17) and mouse
Tbx21
(chromosome 11) genes. The human and mouse T-bet protein amino acid sequences are 88% homologous.
Human and mouse T-bet proteins share a highly conserved (98% homologous amino acid sequences) T-box protein domain that is centrally located
and mediates binding to DNA. T-bet is expressed by and activates transcriptional activities within hemotopoietic cells including stem cells, NK
and NKT cells and subsets of thymocytes, primed/activated CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells and
γδ T cells, B cells, and dendritic cells.
Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), interleukin-27 (IL-27), and IL-12 act on peripheral antigen-triggered (TCR-signaling) T cells to increase T-bet
expression. With respect to T helper lymphocytes, T-bet directs the differentiation of naïve CD4+ precursor T cells to become Th1-like effector and
memory cells. T-bet accomplishes this by activating Th1 genetic programs (including epigenetic modifications) while repressing opposing T helper
subset programs. T-bet controls the upregulated expression of the Th1 signature cytokine, IFN-
γ, the IL-12Rβ
2 subunit and the Runx3 transcription
factor and can repress the function of other transcriptional regulators, such as GATA-3 (master regulator of Th2 development) and the expression
of other cytokines including IL-2, IL-4 and IL-5.
The antibody is conjugated to BD Horizon™ V450, which has been developed for use in multicolor flow cytometry experiments and is
available exclusively from BD Biosciences. It is excited by the Violet laser Ex max of 406 nm and has an Em Max at 450 nm. Conjugates with
BD Horizon™ V450 can be used in place of Pacific Blue™ conjugates.