Invitrogen™ CD34 Monoclonal Antibody (RAM34), FITC, eBioscience™, Invitrogen™

Rat Monoclonal Antibody

Description: The RAM34 monoclonal antibody reacts with mouse CD34, also known as mucosialin. It has been reported that the RAM34 antibody can be used to detect CD34+Sca-1+c-Kit+ cells. CD34 is a highly glycosylated (approximately 90-120 kDa) member of the sialomucin family and is expressed by capillary endothelial cells, bone marrow stroma, and a small subpopulation of mouse bone marrow cells. RAM34 has been used to purify mouse hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) to near homogeneity. CD34 expressed on endothelial cells is a ligand for CD62L and plays a role in adhesion. Simultaneous staining of mouse bone marrow cells with a cocktail of antibodies to lineage markers (CD3, CD11b, Ly6G, TER-119 and CD45R/B220) reveals a subset of cells that stain with the RAM34 antibody and express undetectable to low levels of the indicated lineage markers. Applications Reported: This RAM34 antibody has been reported for use in flow cytometric analysis. Applications Tested: This RAM34 antibody has been tested by flow cytometric analysis of mouse bone marrow cells. This can be used at less than or equal to 1 μg per test. A test is defined as the amount (μg) of antibody that will stain a cell sample in a final volume of 100 μL. Cell number should be determined empirically but can range from 10^5 to 10^8 cells/test. It is recommended that the antibody be carefully titrated for optimal performance in the assay of interest.