Recommended Usage | Each lot of this antibody is quality control tested by immunofluorescent staining with flow cytometric analysis. For immunofluorescent staining, the suggested use of this reagent is ≤ 1.0 µg per 106 cells in 100 µl volume. It is recommended that the reagent be titrated for optimal performance for each application.
* Alexa Fluor® 488 has a maximum emission of 519 nm when it is excited at 488 nm. ** Alexa Fluor® is a registered trademark of Molecular Probes, Inc. Alexa Fluor® dye antibody conjugates are sold under license from Molecular Probes, Inc. for research use only, except for use in combination with microarrays and high content screening, and are covered by pending and issued patents. |
Description | Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are type I transmembrane signaling receptors characterized by containing leucine-rich repeats (LRR) extracellular domain and IL-1 receptor like intracellular domain. TLRs are responsible for recognizing pathogen-associated molecule patterns (PAMPs). They are primary sensors of both innate and adaptive immune systems. To date a total of 12 TLRs have been indentified. Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), known as CD282, is one of the important receptors. It is expressed on monocytes/macrophages, dendritic cells, granulocytes, endothelial and epithelial cells. By association with TLR1 or TLR6 and CD36, TLR2 is central to the innate immune response to diverse set of pathogens, including several components of Gram-positive bacteria such as peptidoglycan, lipoteihoic acid (LTA), lipoarabinomanan, lipoproteins, as well as different LPS from certain Gram-negative bacteria, yeast, spirochete and fungi. The T2.5 antibody reacts with both mouse and human TLR2. It is able to inhibit cell activation through blocking the interaction of TLR2 with its ligands. |