Anti-CXCR5 / BLR1 / MDR15, clone CXCR5/8146R

0.2 mg/ml in 1X PBS with 0.1 mg/ml BSA (US sourced), 0.05% sodium azide. Burkitt s lymphoma receptor 1 (Blr1), also called CD185, CXCR5 and MDR15, is a lymphocyte specific chemokine receptor expressed at low levels in secondary lymphoid tissues and in defined structures of the cerebellum. The G protein-coupled receptor has significant homology to other chemokine receptors. Stimulation of Blr1 by its ligand, B-lymphocyte chemoattractant (BLC) results in an influx of calcium into the cell and the chemotaxis of the cell. Blr1 is required for B-cell migration into splenic and Peyer s patch follicles. BLC expression in Peyer s patches is highest in germinal centers, where B cells undergo somatic mutation and affinity maturation. Protein function: Cytokine receptor that binds to B-lymphocyte chemoattractant (BLC). Involved in B-cell migration into B-cell follicles of spleen and Peyer patches but not into those of mesenteric or peripheral lymph nodes. May have a regulatory function in Burkitt lymphoma (BL) lymphomagenesis and/or B-cell differentiation. [The UniProt Consortium]