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Mouse Anti-Chicken TCRαβ/Vβ2-SPRD (TCR-3)

Cat. No.:
8250-13
PE/CY5 (SPRD) Anti-Chicken TCRαβ/Vβ2 antibody for use in flow cytometry assays.
$286.00
Size Price (USD) Quantity
0.1 mg $286.00
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Clone TCR-3
Isotype Mouse (BALB/c) IgG1κ
Isotype Control Mouse IgG1-SPRD (15H6)
Specificity Chicken/Peacock/Guinea Fowl TCRαβ/Vβ2
Alternative Names T3/TCR complex, TCR alpha/beta
Description The monoclonal antibody TCR-3 precipitates a CD3-associated heterodimer of Mr 88 kDa (two bands of Mr 48 kDa and 40 kDa upon reduction) on chicken peripheral blood T cells. Deglycosylation of the heterodimer yields two polypeptides of Mr 34 kDa and 31 kDa. In the chicken, two distinct subpopulations of αβ T cells appear in the thymus subsequent to the appearance of γδ T cells. These subpopulations, originally denoted as TCR-2 and TCR-3, arise sequentially in the thymus during ontogeny and are now known to represent two distinct Vβ families, Vβ1 and Vβ2, respectively. The TCR-3 monoclonal antibody reacts with approximately 9% of thymocytes, 15-25% of blood mononuclear cells, and 13% of splenocytes young adult chickens. Two-color immunofluorescence has revealed that the TCR-3+ thymocytes include CD4+CD8-, CD4-CD8+, CD4+CD8+, and CD4-CD8- subpopulations. The TCR-3+ thymocytes can be separated into two subsets. One subset is characterized by relatively low levels of expression of the TCR-3/CD3 complex and most of the cells in this subset are CD4+CD8+. Cells in the other subset express TCR-3/CD3 in higher density and are either CD4+CD8- or CD4-CD8+, corresponding to the more mature medullary subset of thymocytes. The TCR-3+] cells in the blood and spleen express relatively high levels of the TCR-3/CD3 receptor complex and are “single positive” with CD4+CD8- cells being four times more frequent that the CD4-CD8+ cells (~ 80% CD4+ vs ~ 20% CD8+).
Immunogen CD3+ TCR1- TCR2- Ia- chicken blood mononuclear cells
Conjugate SPRD (R-phycoerythrin/Cyanine 5)
Buffer Formulation Phosphate buffered saline containing < 0.1% sodium azide and a stabilizer
Clonality Monoclonal
Concentration 0.1 mg/mL
Volume 1.0 mL
Recommended Storage 2-8°C; Avoid exposure to light; Do not freeze
Trademark Information Spectral Red® is a registered trademark of Southern Biotechnology Associates, Inc.
Spectral Red® is a PE/CY5 tandem conjugate
Cy® is a registered trademark of Global Life Sciences Solutions Germany GmbH
Applications Flow Cytometry – Quality tested 1,3-7
Immunohistochemistry-Frozen Sections – Reported in literature 1,2
Immunoprecipitation – Reported in literature 1
Depletion – Reported in literature 1

RRID Number AB_2796462

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  1. 1. Char D, Sanchez P, Chen CH, Bucy RP, Cooper MD. A third sublineage of avian T cells can be identified with a T cell receptor-3-specific antibody. J Immunol. 1990;145:3547-55. (Immunogen, FC, IP, Depletion, IHC-FS, Peacock and Guinea Fowl Reactivity)
  2. 2. Gaunson JE, Philip CJ, Whithear KG, Browning GF. Lymphocytic infiltration in the chicken trachea in response to Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection. Microbiology. 2000;146:1223-9. (IHC-FS)
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  6. 6. Zechmann M, Reese S, Göbel TW. Chicken CRTAM binds nectin-like 2 ligand and is upregulated on CD8+ αβ and γδ T lymphocytes with different kinetics. PLOS One. 2013;8(12):e81942. (FC)
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