Overview
CD163, also known as M130, is a member of the scavenger receptor family, accounting for the clearance of hemoglobin-haptoglobin complexes during limited hemolysis, which protects the body, in particular the kidneys, against heme-mediated oxidative damages. It does not have measurable affinity for noncomplexed hemoglobin or haptoglobin. Immunomodulatory role of CD163 has been postulated. CD163 is expressed by cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage and its extracellular part also circulates in plasma as a soluble protein, especially during sepsis and other conditions affecting macrophage activity, when its level may raise manyfold.
Specificity:
The mouse monoclonal antibody GHI/61 recognizes an extracellular epitope CD163, an approximately 130 kDa high affinity scavenger receptor expressed mainly on monocytes and macrophages, which binds hemoglobin-haptoglobin complex.
Antigen
CD163
Clone
GHI/61
Species Reactivity
Human
Negative Species
N/A
Isotype
Mouse IgG1 kappa
Immunogen
Hairy cell leukemia cells
Application
FC (QC tested)
Regulatory status
RUO
Concentration
N/A
Format
PE
Storage / Stability
Store at 2-8°C. Protect from prolonged exposure to light. Do not freeze.
Storage Buffer
Stabilizing phosphate buffered saline (PBS) , pH 7.4, 15 mM sodium azide