Anti-Human CD184 (CXCR4) Functional Grade Purified

Description: The 12G5 monoclonal antibody reacts with human CXCR4 (CD184), also termed Fusin, LESTR, or HUMSTR. Fusin is a member of the G-protein-coupled chemokine receptor family with seven membrane-spanning domains, and functions as a coreceptor for X4 HIV-1 entry into CD4⁺ cells. CXCR4 is expressed predominantly on naive T cell subsets of peripheral blood and is rapidly upregulated by PHA and IL-2 stimulation. 12G5 shows partial inhibition of chemotaxis and calcium influx induced by SDF-1 (the natural ligand of CXCR4), blocks CD4-independent HIV-2 infection, and blocks CD4-dependent infection by some T-tropic HIV-1 isolates.

References:
McKnight, A. et al. (1997). "Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus fusion by a monoclonal antibody to a coreceptor (CXCR4) is both cell type and virus strain dependent." J Virol 71(2): 1692-6.
Bleul, C. et al. (1997). "The HIV coreceptors CXCR4 and CCR5 are differentially expressed and regulated on human T lymphocytes." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 94(5): 1925-30.