• Species Reactivity

  Human

• Specificity

  Detects human B7-H2 in direct ELISAs. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, no cross-reactivity with recombinant human (rh) B7-1, rhB7-2, rhB7-H1, rhB7-H3, or recombinant mouse B7-H2 is observed.

• Source

  Monoclonal Mouse IgG    _2B Clone # 136726

• Purification

  Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

• Immunogen

  Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human B7-H2    
  Asp19-Ser258    
  Accession # O75144

• Formulation

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

• Endotoxin Level

  <0.10 EU per 1 μg of the antibody by the LAL method.  

• Label

  Unconjugated

Applications

• Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Flow Cytometry

  2.5 µg/10    ⁶ cells

  See below

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• CyTOF-ready

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

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• Neutralization

  Measured by its ability to neutralize B7‑H2-induced proliferation in PHA-activated human T cells. Wang, S.     et al. (2000) Blood     96:2808. The Neutralization Dose (ND    ₅₀) is typically 1-4 µg/mL in the presence of 3 µg/mL Recombinant Human B7‑H2 Fc Chimera and 20 ng/mL Human CD3 epsilon Monoclonal Antibody.

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

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Reconstitution

  Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

• Shipping

  The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. *Small pack size (SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at -20 to -70 °C

• 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: B7-H2

Human B7-H2, also called B7RP-1, B7h, LICOS, and GL50, is a 60 kDa member of the B7 family of immune costimulatory proteins, which includes B7-1, B7-2, B7-H1 (PD-L1), PD-L2, and B7-H3. B7 proteins are members of the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily, the extracellular domains contain 2 Ig-like domains and all members have short cytoplasmic domains. Family members share about 20‑25% amino acid identity. Within the extracellular domain, human B7-H2 shares 49% and 54% amino acid sequence identity with mouse and rat B7-H2, respectively. B7-H2 has been identified as the ligand for ICOS, a member of the CD28 family of costimulatory receptors. Human B7-H2 is a 309 amino acid (aa) protein with a putative 18 aa signal peptide, a 239 aa extracellular domain, an 18 aa transmembrane region, and a 33 aa cytoplasmic domain. Human B7-H2 is expressed constitutively on resting B cells, dendritic cells, and at low levels on monocytes. The B7-H2/ICOS interaction appears to play roles in T cell dependent B cell activation and T_h differentiation.

• References:

1. Coyle, A.J. and J.C. Gutierrez-Ramos (2001) Nat. Immunol. 2:203.

2. Ling, V. et al. (2000) J. Immunol. 164:1653.

3. Wang, S. et al. (2000) Blood 96:2808.

4. Brodie, D. et al. (2000) Curr. Biol. 10:333.

5. Mages, H.W. et al. (2000) Eur. J. Immunol. 30:1040.

6. Swallow, M.M. et al. (1999) Immunity 11:423.

7. Yoshinaga, S.K. et al. (1999) Nature 402:827.

• Long Name:

  B7 Homolog 2

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  23308 (Human); 50723 (Mouse); 102132485 (Cynomolgus Monkey)

• Alternate Names:

  B7H2; B7-H2; B7H2B7 homolog 2; B7-H2B7-related protein 1; B7RP-1; B7RP1B7-like protein Gl50; B7RP-1LICOS; CD275 antigen; CD275; GL50; GL50transmembrane protein B7-H2 ICOS ligand; ICOSL; ICOS-L; ICOSLG; inducible T-cell co-stimulator ligand; KIAA0653ICOS ligand