Anti-CD103 (mouse), clone M290

Each lot of this antibody is quality control tested by immunofluorescent staining with flow cytometric analysis. For flow cytometric staining, the suggested use of this reagent is ? 1.0 µg per 10e6 cells in 100 µl volume or 100 µl of whole blood. It is recommended that the reagent be titrated for optimal performance for each application.. Protein function: Integrin alpha-E/beta-7 is a receptor for E-cadherin. It mediates adhesion of intra-epithelial T-lymphocytes to epithelial cell monolayers. Mice expressing a null mutation of the alpha-E subunit gene exhibit a marked reduction in the numbers of intraepithelial lymphocytes in the gut and in the development of gut-associated lymphoid aggregates, supporting a specific role for this integrin in mediating retention of lymphocytes in the intestinal wall. [The UniProt Consortium]