Human BTNL8 is a 500 amino acid (aa) type I transmembrane glycoprotein that contains a signal peptide followed by an extracellular domain (ECD), a transmembrane region and a short cytoplasmic domain. The ECD of human BTNL8 shares 88% sequence identity with the ECD of mouse BTNL8. BTNL8 has two alternatively spliced forms: B7-like and BTN-like. Both isoforms of BTNL8 are expressed in a range of human tissues. The complete immunological function of BTNL molecules is only beginning to emerge. BTNL8 has been shown to be important in initiation of primary immune responses, suggesting a role in priming of naïve T lymphocytes. Down-regulation of BNTL8 mRNA levels has been associated with ulcerative colitis and colon cancer. BTNL8 are expressed in colon, lung, testis and neutrophils, and its expression is significantly decreased in ulcerative colitis, colonic tumors as compared to unaffected tissue
Background References
1. Chapoval AI. et. al. BTNL8, a butyrophilin-like molecule that costimulates the primary immune response. Mol Immunol. 2013 Dec
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human stomach tissue using anti-BTNL8 antibody. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with Tris-EDTA buffer (pH 9.0) for 20 minutes.The tissues were blocked in 1% BSA for 30 minutes at room temperature, washed with ddH2O and PBS, and then probed with the primary antibody (HA500240, 1/100) for 30 minutes at room temperature. The detection was performed using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. Tissues were counterstained with hematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
Western blot analysis of BTNL8 on different lysates with Rabbit anti-BTNL8 antibody (HA500240) at 1/1,000 dilution.
Lane 1: Rat brain tissue lysate Lane 2: Mouse testi tissue lysate
Lysates/proteins at 15 µg/Lane. Exposure time: 1 minutes; ECL: K1801
Blocking: 5% NFDM/TBST, 1 hour at room temperature Primary antibody: HA500240, 1/1,000 in primary antibody dilution buffer (K1803), overnight at 4 ℃ Secondary antibody: Goat anti-Rabbit IgG-HRP (HA1001), 1/50,000 in 5% NFDM/TBST, 1 hour at room temperature
Predicted band size: 57 kDa Observed band size: 57 kDa
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