• Species Reactivity

  Human

• Specificity

  Detects human PILR-alpha in direct ELISAs.

• Source

  Polyclonal Sheep IgG

• Purification

  Antigen Affinity-purified

• Immunogen

  Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human PILR-alpha    
  Gln20-Thr196    
  Accession # Q9UKJ1

• Formulation

  Supplied in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

• Label

  Alexa Fluor 488

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Flow Cytometry

  5 µL/10    ⁶ cells

  See below

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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

• Shipping

  The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

• Stability & Storage

  Protect from light.    Do not freeze.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied.

Background: PILR-alpha

PILR-alpha (Paired Immunoglobulin-like, type 2 Receptor alpha) is a monomeric 44-50 kDa type I transmembrane (TM) paired receptor glycoprotein that belongs to the Ig Superfamily. It is expressed by neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, CD14⁺CD1a^- DC, corneal epithelium and retinal pigment cells. It is known to bind to CD99, PANP, Collectin-12, and NPDC-1. The target for PILR-alpha appears to be sialylated O-glycans. PILR-alpha also acts as a receptor for HSV and serves as a negative immunomodulator that contains an ITIM. Mature human PILR-alpha is 284 amino acids (aa) in length. It contains one V-type Ig-like domain in its extracellular region (aa 32-150), and two ITIMs in its cytoplasmic domain (aa 267-272 and 296-301). There are multiple potential splice variants. One is TM and possesses a 35 aa substitution for aa 264-303, while others are soluble, and may either show a deletion of aa 152-224 that may be coupled to the 35 aa substitution noted above, or simply exhibit a 24 aa substitution for aa 152-303. Over aa 20-196, human PILR-alpha shares only 42% aa identity with mouse PILR-alpha, and 89% aa identity with human PILR-beta.

• Long Name:

  Paired-Ig-likeType 2 Receptor alpha

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  29992 (Human); 231805 (Mouse); 288568 (Rat)

• Alternate Names:

  Cell surface receptor FDF03; FDF03; inhibitory receptor PILRalpha; Inhibitory receptor PILR-alpha; paired immunoglobin-like receptor alpha; paired immunoglobin-like type 2 receptor alpha; paired immunoglobulin-like receptor alpha; paired immunoglobulin-like type 2 receptor alpha; PILRA; PILRalpha; PILR-alpha