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Costimulation & B7 Family

Overview


T cell activation is a tightly regulated event involving complex receptor-ligand interactions, ultimately leading to downstream signaling events. Optimal activation of naïve T cells requires at least two signals, antigen recognition and costimulation. The TCR complex, which recognizes antigenic peptides presented by MHC molecules, is critical in maintaining the specificity of the immune response. Signal two, or costimulation, is an antigen-independent signal required for sustained cell proliferation, effector/memory cell generation and prevention of anergy or apoptosis. The sole expression of costimulatory molecules on professional antigen presenting cells (APCs) ensures that only pathogen-specific T cells are activated and minimizes the chances of acquired immune responses being mounted against self.

T cell co-stimulation

Numerous costimulatory molecules have been identified playing a role in the initiation of immune responses by T and B lymphocytes. Signals provided through CD28-B7 interactions are essential for initial naïve T cell activation leading to increased IL-2 production and IL-2Rα (CD25) expression. NKG2D binds to the MHC-related proteins MIC and Rae-1 and induces IL-2 production and proliferation. In other cell types, such as B cells, activation requires CD40-CD40L interactions for proper antibody response: promoting survival, cytokine receptor expression, and inducing antibody class switch. In addition to the costimulatory pathways that are important in naïve lymphocyte activation, other costimulatory molecules play a role in effector/memory lymphocyte activation.

The costimulatory receptors ICOS, OX-40, 4-1BB, and CD27 bind to their ligands B7h, OX-40L, 4-1BBL, and CD70, respectively, to enhance the activation, survival, and cytokine secretion of effector/memory, but not naïve T and B cells. These costimulatory receptors and their ligands are not constitutively expressed but are induced on differentiated T cells, and their ligands are not restricted to APCs. T cell activation generally incorporates a self-limiting mechanism, such as inhibitory costimulators, to regulate T cell tolerance and attenuate the immune response. The expanding set of inhibitory costimulators currently includes CTLA-4 (CD152), PD-1, and BTLA. While expression of these molecules is induced following T cell activation, they are absent on naïve T cells. Lastly, B7-H3 is a new costimulatory ligand originally described to induce T cell proliferation and IFN-γ production through an as of yet unidentified receptor. The recent generation of B7-H3-deficient mice, however, suggests that it is an inhibitory costimulator.

As positive costimulation can enhance T and B cell activation, inhibitory costimulation can just as strongly attenuate these responses. The final outcome of an immune response likely depends on the balance between these positive and negative signals.


Human, Mouse & Rat Costimulatory Molecules



Table 1: Human Costimulatory Molecules
Human Costimulatory Molecules
Human Clone SKU Formats
CD2 RPA-2.10 0029 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5
CD3 OKT3 0037 Purified, FG Purified, FITC, PE, Alexa Fluor® 647, Alexa Fluor® 488, Pacific Blue®
  UCHT1 0038 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy7
  HIT3a 0039 Purified, FG Purified, FITC, PE
CD4 OKT4 0048 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC, Alexa Fluor® 647, Alexa Fluor® 488, Pacific Blue®
  RPA-T4 0049 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy7
CD8a OKT8 0086 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC, Alexa Fluor® 647, Alexa Fluor® 488, Pacific Blue®
  HIT8a 0089 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
  RPA-T8 0088 Purified, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy7
CD11a HI111 0119 Purified, FG Purified, FITC, PE
CD11b CBRM1/5 0113 Purified, FG Purified, FITC, PE, Alexa Fluor® 700
  ICRF44 0118 Purified, Biotin, PE, PE-Cy7
CD11c 3.9 0116 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC, PE-Cy7
CD19 HIB19 0199 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy7, Alexa Fluor® 647, Alexa Fluor® 488, Alexa Fluor® 700, Pacific Blue®
CD20 2H7 0209 Purified, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, PE-Cy7, APC, APC-Cy7, Alexa Fluor® 700, Pacific Blue®
CD25 (IL-2R\alpha) BC96 0259 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, PE-Cy7
CD26 2A6 0269 Purified, FITC, PE
CD27 O323 0279 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC, APC-Cy7, Alexa Fluor® 700
  LG.7F9 0271 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC
CD28 CD28.2 (costimulatory) 0289 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC, PE-Cy7
  CD28.6 (blocking) 0288 FG Purified
CD40 5C3 0409 Purified, FG Purified, FITC, PE
CD44 IM7 0441 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, PE-Cy7, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy5.5, Alexa Fluor® 700,
Pacific Blue®
CD54 HA58 0549 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
CD62L (L-Selectin) DREG56 0629 Purified, FG Purified, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy7
CD69 (VEA) FN50 0699 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC, PE-Cy7
CD80 (B7.1) 2D10.4 0809 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5
CD83 HB15e 0839 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
CD86 (B7.2) IT2.2 0869 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE, PE-Cy5
CD95 (Fas) EOS9.1 0958 Purified, FG Purified
  DX2 0959 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5
CD134 (OX-40) ACT35 1347 Purified, FITC, PE, APC
CD150 (SLAM) A12 (7D4) 1509 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
CD152 (CTLA-4) 14D3 1529 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
CD154 (CD40L) 24-31 1548 Purified, FG Purified, FITC, PE
CD178 (FasL) NOK-1 9919 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
CD209 (DC-SIGN) eB-h209 2099 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC
CD277 eBioBT3.1 2779 Purified, Biotin, PE
AITR eBioAITR 5875 Purified, APC
AITRL eBioAITR-L 5475 Purified, Biotin
B7-H3 M3.2D7 5973 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
B7-H4 H74 5949 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
BTLA MIH26 5979 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
HLA-ABC W6/32 9983 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5
HLA-DR LN3 9956 Purified, PE, APC, PE-Cy7, Alexa Fluor® 700
ICOS ISA-3 9948 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
ICOSL (B7RP-1) MIH12 5889 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
NKG2D 1D11 (activating) 5878 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC
  5C6 (activating) 5879 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
PD-1 (CD279) J116 9989 Purified, FG Purified
  MIH4 9969 Purified, PE, Alexa Fluor® 647
PD-L1 (B7-H1) MIH1 5983 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE, APC, PE-Cy7
PD-L2 (B7-DC) MIH18 5888 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
TCR\alpha\beta IP26 9986 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC
TCR\gamma\delta B1.1 9959 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
ZAP-70 1E7.2 6695 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5.5
*Alexa Fluor® and Pacific Blue® are registered trademarks of and licensed under patents assigned to Molecular Probes, Inc. for research use only.


Table 2: Mouse Costimulatory Molecules
Mouse Costimulatory Molecules
Mouse Clone SKU Formats
CD2 RM2-5 0021 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
CD3\epsilon 145-2C11 0031 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, PE-Cy7, PE-Cy5.5, FG Biotin, Alexa Fluor® 488
  17A2 0032 Purified, FG Purified, APC-Cy7, Alexa Fluor® 647, Alexa Fluor® 700, Pacific Blue®
CD4 GK1.5 0041 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, Cy5, PE-Cy7, FG Biotin, Alexa Fluor® 647,
Alexa Fluor® 488, Alexa Fluor® 700
  RM4-5 0042 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy7, APC-Cy5.5, PE-Cy5.5,
Alexa Fluor® 700, Pacific Blue®
  RM4-4 0043 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
CD5 53-7.3 0051 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC
CD8a 53-6.7 0081 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, PE-Cy7, APC-Cy7, Cy5, FG Biotin, Alexa Fluor® 647,
Alexa Fluor® 488, Alexa Fluor® 700, Pacific Blue®
CD8b CT-CD8b 0082 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC
  eBioH35-17.2 0083 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC
CD11a M17/4 0111 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
CD11b M1/70 0112 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, Cy5, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy7, FG Biotin, Alexa Fluor® 647,
Alexa Fluor® 488, Pacific Blue®
CD11c N418 0114 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, PE-Cy7, PE-Cy5.5, Alexa Fluor® 647, Alexa Fluor® 488, Alexa Fluor® 700, Pacific Blue®
CD19 6D5 0192 Purified, FG Purified, PE, PE-Cy5, APC-Cy5.5, PE-Cy5.5
  MB19-1 0191 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, FG Biotin
CD24 (HSA) M1/69 0242 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5
  30-F1 0241 Purified, FITC, PE
CD25 (IL-2R\alpha) PC61.5 0251 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy7, FG Biotin
CD27 LG.7F9 0271 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC
CD28 37.51 0281 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, PE-Cy7
CD30 mCD30.1 0301 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
CD40 HM40-3 0402 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC
  1C10 0401 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE, PE-Cy5, APC
CD44 IM7 0441 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy7, PE-Cy5.5, Alexa Fluor® 700,
Pacific Blue®
CD54 (ICAM-1) YN1/1.7.4 0541 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
  eBioKAT-1 0542 Purified, FG Purified, PE
CD62L (L-Selectin) MEL-14 0621 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy7, PE-Cy5.5, Alexa Fluor® 700,
Pacific Blue®
CD69 (VEA) H1.2F3 0691 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, PE-Cy7
CD70 (CD27L) FR70 0701 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
CD80 (B7.1) 16-10A1 0801 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC
CD81 (TAPA-1) Eat-2 0811 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin
CD83 Michel17 0831 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
CD86 (B7.2) PO3.1 0861 Purified, FG Purified, PE
  GL1 0862 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC
CD90 (Thy1) G7 0901 Purified, FG Purified
CD90.1 HIS51 0900 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, PE-Cy7
CD90.2 53-2.1 0902 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, PE-Cy7
  30-H12 0903 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
CD95 (Fas) 15A7 0951 Purified, Biotin, PE
CD122 (IL-2R\beta) 5H4 1221 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
  TM-b1 1222 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
CD134 (OX-40) OX-86 1341 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
CD137 (4-1BB) 17B5 1371 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
CD150 (SLAM) 9D1 1501 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC
CD152 (CTLA-4) UC10-4B9 1522 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
  9H10 1521 Purified, FG Purified
CD153 (CD30L) RM153 1531 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
CD154 (CD40L) MR1 1541 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
CD178 (FasL) MFL3 5911 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
  MFL4 5912 Purified, FG Purified
CD209 (DC-SIGN) 5H10 2091 Purified, Biotin, PE
  LWC06 2092 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
4-1BBL TKS-1 5901 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
B7-H3 M3.2D7 5973 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
B7-H4 188 5972 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
  clone 9 5970 Purified, Biotin, PE
  eBioMIH29 5470 Purified, PE
BTLA 6F7 (blocking) 5950 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
  3F9.D12 5953 Purified
  6H6 5954 Purified
  6G3 5955 Purified
  8F4 (non-blocking) 5956 Purified, Biotin, PE
GITR DTA-1 5874 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC
GITRL eBioYGL386 5854 Purified, Biotin, PE
ICOS C398.4A 9949 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5
  7E.17G9 9942 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE, PE-Cy5
  15F9 9940 Purified, Biotin, PE, PE-Cy5
ICOSL (B7RP-1) HK5.3 5985 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
MHC class I 28-14-8 5999 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
  34-1-2S 5998 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
MHC class II M5/114.15.2 5321 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, FG Biotin, Alexa Fluor® 700
  14-4-4S 5980 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
NKG2D A10 (activating) 5872 Purified, FG Purified, PE
  C7 (blocking) 5873 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
  CX5 (blocking) 5882 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE, APC, PE-Cy7
  MI6 (blocking) 5880 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin
OX-40L RM134L 5905 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
PD-1 RMP1-14 9982 Purified, FG Purified
  RMP1-30 9981 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
  J43 9985 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
PD-L1 (B7-H1) 1-111A 9971 Purified, Biotin
  MIH5 5982 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
PD-L2 (B7-DC) 122 9972 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
  TY25 5986 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
RAE-1\gamma CX1 5881 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
TCR\beta H57-597 5961 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, APC-Cy7, PE-Cy5.5, FG Biotin
TCR\gamma\delta UC7-13D5 5811 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, FG Biotin
ZAP-70 1E7.2 6695 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5.5
*Alexa Fluor® and Pacific Blue® are registered trademarks of and licensed under patents assigned to Molecular Probes, Inc. for research use only.


Table 3: Rat Costimulatory Molecules
Rat Costimulatory Molecules
Rat Clone SKU Formats
CD3 eBioG4.18 0030 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
CD5 HIS47 0050 Purified, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC
CD27 LG.7F9 0271 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC
CD28 JJ319 0280 Purified, FG Purified, FITC, PE
CD80 (B7.1) 3H5 0800 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
CD81 (TAPA-1) Eat-2 0811 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin
CD86 (B7.2) 24F 0860 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
CD90.1 (Thy1.1) HIS51 0900 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5, APC, PE-Cy7
CD152 (CTLA-4) WKH203 1520 Purified, Biotin, PE
CD178 (FasL) MFL4 5912 Purified, FG Purified
OX-40L ATM2 1340 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
ICOS C398.4A 9949 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, PE-Cy5
MHC class II 14-4-4S 5980 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
  HIS19 0920 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE, APC
OX-40L ATM2 1340 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, PE
TCR\alpha\beta R73 5960 Purified, FG Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
TCR\gamma\delta V65 5810 Purified, Biotin, FITC, PE
*Alexa Fluor® and Pacific Blue® are registered trademarks of and licensed under patents assigned to Molecular Probes, Inc. for research use only.


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