Size
50 µL
Clonality | Monoclonal | Clone | C047-1 | ||
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Isotype (Immunized Animal) | Mouse IgG2bκ | ||||
Immunogen (Antigen) | Human prostate carcinoma cell line (PC3) derived exosomes (prepared by ultracentrifugation from cultured supernatant) | ||||
Storage buffer | 50 mM Tris-HCl, 100 mM NaCl, 1% BSA, 0.1% ProClin150 containing stabilizers | ||||
Storage temp. | 4°C | ||||
Alternative names | BTCC-1, DRAP-27, MIC3, MRP-1, TSPAN29, TSPAN-29 | ||||
Background | CD63 antigen, also known as LAMP-3, is a tetraspanin characterized by four transmembrane domains and a member of the transmembrane 4 superfamily. CD63 is the first characterized tetraspanin. CD63 has broad tissue distribution and may play multiple roles in a variety of cellular processes such as immune response and tumorigenesis, but its function has not been elucidated entirely. It is reported that CD63 is abundant in tetraspanin-enriched microdomains (TEMs) and a certain type of cellular compartment, such as late endosomes and lysosomes, while the tetraspanin-rich small lipid bilayers are secreted into extracellular fluid as a certain type of extracellular vesicles, called exosome. Because of various exosome features, CD63, one of the representative exosome surface proteins, is thought to be related to intercellular communication. |