AffiAB® Purified Anti-Human CD28 Antibody

Background

CD28 is a 44 kD disulfide-linked homodimeric type I glycoprotein. It is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and is also known as T44 or Tp44. CD28 is expressed on most T lineage cells, NK cell subsets and plasma cells. CD28 binds both CD80 and CD86 using a highly conserved motif MYPPY in the CDR3-like loop. CD28 is considered a major co-stimulatory molecule, inducing T lymphocyte activation and IL-2 synthesis and preventing cell death. In vitro studies indicate that ligation of CD28 on T cells by CD80 and CD86 on Antigen presenting cells provides a costimulatory signal required for T cell activation and proliferation.