CD8a Mouse Monoclonal Antibody (IRS007)

UNIPROT #

P01732

PROTEIN NAME

CD8a

SYNONYMS

alpha polypeptide (p32) antibody;CD8 antibody;CD8 antigen alpha polypeptide antibody;CD8 antigen alpha polypeptide (p32) antibody;CD8a antibody;CD8A antigen antibody;CD8A molecule antibody;CD8A_HUMAN antibody;Leu2 antibody;Leu2 T lymphocyte antigen antibody;Ly3 antibody;LYT3 antibody;MAL antibody;OKT8 T cell antigen antibody;OTTHUMP00000160760 antibody;OTTHUMP00000160764 antibody;OTTHUMP00000203528 antibody;OTTHUMP00000203721 antibody;p32 antibody;T cell antigen Leu2 antibody;T cell co receptor antibody;T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain antibody;T-lymphocyte differentiation antigen T8/Leu-2 antibody;T8 T cell antigen antibody;T8/Leu-2 T-lymphocyte differentiation antigen antibody

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION

Cell membrane, Secreted.

FUNCTION

The T cell receptor (TCR) is a heterodimer composed of either α and β or γ and δ chains. CD3 chains and the CD4 or CD8 (CD8-α and CD8-β) co-receptors are also required for efficient signal transduction through the TCR. The TCR is expressed on T helper and T cytotoxic cells that can be distinguished by their expression of CD4 and CD8 proteins; T helper cells express CD4 proteins and T cytotoxic cells display CD8 proteins. CD8s are cell surface glycoproteins that exist as two chain complex (αα or αβ) receptors that bind class I MHC molecules presented by the antigen-presenting cell (APC). A primary function of CD8 proteins is to facilitate antigen recognition by the TCR and to strengthen the avidity of the TCR-antigen interactions. An additional role for CD8-expressing T cells may be to maintain low levels of HIV expression.