Anti-CD5 (Hu) aus Maus (4C7) – unkonj.

This antibody recognizes a 67kD transmembrane protein, which is identified as CD5. TheCD5 antigen is found on 95% of thymocytes and 72% of peripheral blood lymphocytes. Inlymph nodes, the main reactivity is observed in T cells. CD5 is expressed by many T cellleukemia, lymphomas, and activated T cells. Occasionally, CD5 antigen is also expressedon a subset of B cells. Mantle cell lymphomas (same as diffuse centrocytic lymphomas)are CD5+ while the follicle center cell lymphoma are CD5-.