Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8)

TLR8(Toll-like receptor 8) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TLR8 gene. TLR8 has also been designated as CD288 (cluster of differentiation 288).The TLR8 gene is mapped to Xp22.3-p22.2 by Chuang and Ulevitch (2000) and Du et al. (2000). The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family which plays a fundamental role in pathogen recognition and activation of innate immunity. TLRs are highly conserved from Drosophila to humans and share structural and functional similarities. They recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that are expressed on infectious agents, and mediate the production of cytokines necessary for the development of effective immunity. The various TLRs exhibit different patterns of expression. This gene is predominantly expressed in lung and peripheral blood leukocytes, and lies in close proximity to another family member, TLR7, on chromosome X. TLR8 recognises G-rich oligonucleotides.\n\nUniProt Number:\nA5H300\n\nGene ID:\nTLR8\n\nApplications:\nSuitable for use in Western Blot.\n\nRecommended Dilution:\nOptimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.\n\nStorage and Handling:\nStore at -20?C for one year. After reconstitution, store at 4?C for one month. Can also be aliquoted and stored frozen at -20?C for long term.\nAvoid repeated freezing and thawing. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Catalog Number

145303

Size

100ug

Applications

WB

Hosts

Rabbit

Reactivities

Mouse, Rat

Form

Supplied as a lyophilized powder. Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3. Reconstitution: Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

P Type

Pab

Purity

Purified by immunoaffinity chromatography.

Isotype

IgG

References

1.Chuang, T.-H., Ulevitch, R. J.Cloning and characterization of a sub-family of human Toll-like receptors: hTLR7, hTLR8 and hTLR9.Europ. Cytokine Netw. 11: 372-378, 2000. \n2.Kadowaki, N., Ho, S., Antonenko, S., de Waal Malefyt, R., Kastelein, R. A., Bazan, F., Liu, Y.-J.Subsets of human dendritic cell precursors express different Toll-like receptors and respond to different microbial antigens.J. Exp. Med. 194: 863-869, 2001.\n3.Peng, G., Guo, Z., Kiniwa, Y., Voo, K., Peng, W., Fu, T., Wang, D. Y., Li, Y., Wang, H. Y., Wang, R.-F.Toll-like receptor 8-mediated reversal of CD4+ regulatory T cell function.Science 309: 1380-1384, 2005.\n

Additional Info

Recognizes rat and mouse TLR8. No cross reactivity with other proteins.