Description | Rabbit IgG polyclonal antibody for Programmed cell death 1 ligand 2 (PDCD1LG2) detection. Background: Programmed cell death 1 ligand 2 (also known as PD-L2, B7-DC) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PDCD1LG2 gene. It is mapped to chromosome 9p24.2. PD-L2 is one of two ligands for programmed death-1 (PD-1), a member of the CD28 family of immuno-receptors. Northern blot analysis detect wide expression of PDL2, with highest levels in placenta, heart, pancreas, lung, and liver, and lower levels in spleen, lymph nodes, and thymus. PDL2 negatively regulates T cells and plays an essential role in immune tolerance. |
Product Specific References | 1. Entrez Gene: PDCD1LG2 programmed cell death 1 ligand 2.2. Latchman Y, Wood CR, Chernova T, Chaudhary D, Borde M, Chernova I, Iwai Y, Long AJ, Brown JA, Nunes R, Greenfield EA, Bourque K, Boussiotis VA, Carter LL, Carreno BM, Malenkovich N, Nishimura H, Okazaki T, Honjo T, Sharpe AH, Freeman GJ (Mar 2001). PD-L2 is a second ligand for PD-1 and inhibits T cell activation. Nat Immunol 2 (3): 261-8.3. Zhang, Y., Chung, Y., Bishop, C., Daugherty, B., Chute, H., Holst, P., Kurahara, C., Lott, F., Sun, N., Welcher, A. A., Dong, C.Regulation of T cell activation and tolerance by PDL2. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 103: 11695-11700, 2006. |