Anti-Human CD8a FITC

Description: The HIT8a monoclonal antibody reacts with the human CD8a molecule, an approximately 32-34 kDa cell surface receptor expressed either as a heterodimer with the CD8 beta chain (CD8 alpha/beta) or as a homodimer (CD8 alpha/alpha). A majority of thymocytes and a subpopulation of mature T cells and NK cells express CD8a. CD8 binds to MHC class I and through its association with protein tyrosine kinase p56lck plays a role in T cell development and activation of mature T cells.

References: Schlossman, S., L. Bloumsell, et al. eds. 1995. Leucocyte Typing V: White Cell Differentiation Antigens. Oxford University Press. New York.