Lipoteichoic Acid (LTA) Mouse Monoclonal Antibody [Clone ID: 55]

CAT#: AM26274LE-N

Lipoteichoic Acid (LTA) mouse monoclonal antibody, clone 55, Low Endotoxin

Specifications

Product Data

• Clone Name: 55
• Applications: ELISA, IF, IHC, WB
• Recommended Dilution: Immunohistochemistry on Frozen Sections: The typical starting working dilution is 1/50.
  Flow Cytometry: 1/250 (Ref.10).
  Immunoassay: For detection, 1.2 µg/ml antibody in PBS was added for 1 hr at 37°C on LTA coated plates (Ref.2,3,8).
  Immunofluorescence (Ref.4,9): 60' in PBS/0.02%BSA/0.02% Saponin (Ref.4).
  Western blot (Ref 5-7): A reduced or native sample treatment and run on 15% SDS-Page.
  Blot was incubated o/n at 4°C with a 1/1000 dilution. The band size is ~17 kDa (Ref.6,7).
  The typical starting working dilution is 1/50.
  Positive Control: Culture medium of Gram-positive bacteria.
  Negative Control: Culture medium of eukaryotic cells.
• Reactivities: Streptococcus sobrims
• Host: Mouse
• Isotype: IgG3
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Immunogen: Microbial mixture of Streptococcus sobrims HG961, HG962, HG970, and HG977 (Ref.1).
• Specificity:

  The monoclonal antibody 55 recognizes Lipoteichoic Acid (LTA).

• Formulation: State: Low Endotoxin
  State: Liquid Culture Medium with a Low Endotoxin level
  Preservative: 0.02% Sodium Azide
• Concentration: lot specific
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• Storage: Store undiluted at 2-8°C.
  DO NOT FREEZE!
  
• Stability: Shelf life: one year from despatch.
• Background: LTA, a glycerol phosphate surface polymer, is a component of the envelope of Gram-positive bacteria. LTA is anchored via its glycolipids to the membrane and carries a polysaccharide chain extending into the peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall. LTA is released spontaneously into the culture medium during growth of gram-positive bacteria. LTA functions as an immune activator with characteristics very similar to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Gram-negative bacteria. LTA binds to CD14 and triggers activation predominantly via Toll-like receptor 2. Although LTA is internalized and traffics to the Golgi, the cellular activation in response to LTA occurs at the cell surface.