Anti-CD81, clone C81/2885R

1 mg/ml in 1X PBS, BSA free, sodium azide free. Recognizes a protein of 26kDa, identified as CD81 (Workshop VI, Code CD81.1). CD81 has a very broad cellular distribution, being expressed on T- and B-lymphocytes, NK cells, thymocytes, eosinophils, fibroblasts, epithelial and endothelial cells. Neutrophils, erythrocytes and platelets are negative, while monocytes are variably positive. CD81 is a member of a family of tetraspans transmembrane proteins, including CD9, CD37, CD53, CD63, and CD82. It associates with CD19, CD21, Leu 13, and integrins on cell membrane and is involved in signal transduction in B lymphocyte development and cell adhesion. CD81 also acts as a receptor for the envelope protein E2 of chronic hepatitis C virus. Antibodies to CD81 have anti-proliferative effects on different lymphoid cell lines, particularly those derived from large cell lymphomas. Protein function: May be involved in the acrosome reaction. May play an important role in the regulation of lymphoma cell growth (PubMed:1695320, PubMed:2398277). [The UniProt Consortium]