Clone Number: EBS-CD-014
Immunogen: beta-2 microglobulin associated proteins from a detergent lysate of human PBL
Concentration: 100 ug/ml
Storage buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide
Additional info: CDw17 is an intermediate glycosphingolipid from the metabolism of higher gangliosides that localizes to sphingolipid-sterol rafts. CDw17 is found on monocytes, granulocytes, basophils, platelets, a subset of peripheral B-cells (CD19+) and tonsil dendritic cells. It is rapidly down regulated on activated granulocytes and is upregulated on IL-2 activated T-lymphocytes. CDw17 binds to bacteria and may function in phagocytosis. It may also be involved in angiogenesis. Aberrant levels of glycosphingolipids are a feature of cancer cells and may influence integrin clustering and internalization.
References: Knapp W. Leukocyte Typing IV, Oxford Univ. Press, (1989)