Mouse TIM-4 Antibody

Catalog #: MAB2826 Datasheet / COA / SDS

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MAB2826-100
MAB2826-SP

Detection of TIM‑4 in HEK293 Human Cell Line Transfected with Mouse TIM-4 and eGFP by Flow Cytometry.

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Mouse TIM-4 Antibody Summary

Species Reactivity

Mouse

Specificity

Detects mouse TIM-4 in direct ELISAs.

Source

Monoclonal Rat IgG_2A Clone # 1018144

Purification

Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Immunogen

Mouse myeloma cell line, NS0-derived mouse TIM-4
Ala22-Thr279
Accession # Q6U7R4

Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

Label

Unconjugated

Applications

Recommended Concentration

Sample

Flow Cytometry

0.25 µg/10⁶ cells

See below

CyTOF-ready

Ready to be labeled using established conjugation methods. No BSA or other carrier proteins that could interfere with conjugation.

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application. General Protocols are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Scientific Data

Flow Cytometry

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Detection of TIM‑4 in HEK293 Human Cell Line Transfected with Mouse TIM-4 and eGFP by Flow Cytometry. HEK293 human embryonic kidney cell line transfected with mouse TIM-4 and eGFP was stained with and either (A) Rat Anti-Mouse TIM-4 Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # MAB2826) or (B) Rat IgG2A Isotype Control (Catalog # MAB006) followed by APC-conjugated Anti-Rat IgG Secondary Antibody (Catalog # F0113). View our protocol for Staining Membrane-associated Proteins.

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Preparation and Storage

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

Shipping

Lyophilized product is shipped at ambient temperature. Liquid small pack size (-SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: TIM-4

TIM-4 (T cell; immunoglobulin; mucin-4), also known as SMUCKLER, is a 60 kDa member of the TIM family of immune regulating proteins. TIMs are type I transmembrane proteins with one Ig-like V domain and one Ser/Thr-rich mucin domain (1 - 3). The mouse TIM-4 cDNA encodes a 343 amino acid (aa) precursor that includes a 22 aa signal sequence, a 257 aa extracellular domain (ECD), a 21 aa transmembrane segment, and a 43 aa cytoplasmic tail (4). Structurally, TIM-4 is distinguished from other TIMs by the presence of an RGD motif in its Ig domain and the lack of a site for tyrosine phosphorylation in its cytoplasmic tail. The mucin domain in TIM-4 is larger than in TIM-1, -2, or -3. Within the ECD, mouse TIM-4 shares 27 - 33% aa sequence identity with mouse TIM-1, -2, and -3. The ECD of mouse TIM-4 shares 45% aa sequence identity with that of human and rat TIM-4. TIM-4 is expressed by macrophages and mature dendritic cells but not by lymphocytes (4, 5). TIM-4 binds specifically to TIM-1 which is also the cellular receptor for hepatitis A virus and has been implicated in the development of asthma (5 - 7). Among hematopoietic cells, TIM-1 is expressed on activated B and T cells, preferentially in the Th2 subset of CD4⁺ T cells (5, 8). The interaction ofTIM-4 with TIM-1 induces co-stimulatory and hyperproliferative signals in T cells (5).

References

Kuchroo, V.K. et al. (2003) Nat. Rev. Immunol. 3:454.
Mariat, C. et al. (2005) Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 360:1681.
Meyers, J.H. et al. (2005) Trends Mol. Med. 11:362.
Shakhov, A.N. et al. (2004) Eur. J. Immunol. 34:494.
Meyers, J.H. et al. (2005) Nat. Immunol. 6:455.
Feigelstock, D. et al. (1998) J. Virol. 72:6621.
McIntire, J.J. et al. (2001) Nat. Immunol. 2:1109.
Khademi, M. et al. (2004) J. Immunol. 172:7169.

Long Name

T Cell Immunoglobulin Mucin-4

Entrez Gene IDs

91937 (Human); 276891 (Mouse); 102140672 (Cynomolgus Monkey)

Alternate Names

FLJ27515; Smuckler; T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain containing 4; T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein 4; T-cell membrane protein 4; TIM4; TIM-4; TIMD4; TIMD-4