• Species Reactivity

  Mouse

• Specificity

  Detects mouse NTB‑A/SLAMF6 in direct ELISAs and Western blots.

• Source

  Polyclonal Sheep IgG

• Purification

  Antigen Affinity-purified

• Immunogen

  Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant mouse NTB‑A/SLAMF6    
  Glu31-Asn239    
  Accession # Q9ET39

• 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.

• Label

  Unconjugated

Applications

• Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Western Blot

  0.1 µg/mL

  Recombinant Mouse NTB-A/SLAMF6 Fc Chimera (Catalog # )

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• Flow Cytometry

  0.25 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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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 0.2 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: NTB-A/SLAMF6

NTB-A, also known as Ly108 and SLAMF6, is a 60 kDa type I transmembrane glycoprotein that belongs to the SLAM subgroup of the CD2 family (1). Mature mouse NTB-A consists of a 209 amino acid (aa) ECD with one Ig-like V-type and one Ig-like C2-type domain, a 23 aa transmembrane segment, and an 89 aa cytoplasmic domain with two immunoreceptor tyrosine-based switch motifs ITSMs (2). Within the ECD, mouse NTB-A shares 48% and 70% aa sequence identity with human and rat NTB-A, respectively. The ECD of mouse NTB-A shares 20%‑34% aa sequence identity with comparable regions of mouse 2B4, BLAME, CD2F-10, CD84, CD229, CRACC, and SLAM. An alternatively spliced isoform diverges after the second ITSM (2). NTB-A is expressed on the surface of NK, T, and B lymphocytes as well as eosinophils (3‑5). It interacts homophilically through weak associations between the Ig-V type domains (5‑7). NTB-A functions as an activating coreceptor on NK and T cells (3, 5, 6, 8). Tyrosine phosphorylation in the membrane proximal ITSM enables specific association with EAT-2, an interaction that is required for NTB-A mediated cytotoxicity of NK cells (9). Phosphorylation-dependent NTB-A association with SAP is required for full production of NK cell IFN-gamma (5, 9). This interaction is independent of EAT-2 binding and appears to involve the membrane distal ITSM (5, 9). NTB-A deficient mice show weakened Th2 responses and elevated levels of neutrophil-derived inflammatory mediators (10). On B cells, NTB-A modulates immunoglobulin class switching and the balance between tolerance and autoimmunity (5, 11). The isoform with the divergent C-terminal tail is overexpressed in B cells from lupus-prone mice (11).

• References:

1. Veillette, A. (2006) Immunol. Rev. 214:22.

2. Peck, S.R. and H.E. Ruley (2000) Immunogenetics 52:63.

3. Bottino, C. et al. (2001) J. Exp. Med. 194:235.

4. Munitz, A. et al. (2005) J. Immunol. 174:110.

5. Valdez, P.A. et al. (2004) J. Biol. Chem. 279:18662.

6. Flaig, R.M. et al. (2004) J. Immunol. 172:6524.

7. Cao, E. et al. (2006) Immunity 25:559.

8. Stark, S. and C. Watzl (2006) Int. Immunol. 18:241.

9. Eissmann, P. and C. Watzl (2006) J. Immunol. 177:3170.

10. Howie, D. et al. (2005) J. Immunol. 174:5931.

11. Kumar, K.R. et al. (2006) Science 312:1665.

• Long Name:

  NK-T-B Antigen/SLAM Family Member 6

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  114836 (Human)

• Alternate Names:

  Activating NK receptor; CD352 antigen; CD352; KALIFLJ50657; Ly108; NK-T-B-antigen; NTBA receptor; NTBA; NTB-A; NTB-AMGC104953; NTBAT- and B-cell antigen; SF2000; SLAM family member 6; SLAMF6