InVivoMab anti-mouse Vβ4 TCR

Clone KT4
Catalog # BE0166
Category InVivoMab Antibodies
Price
Size Regular Price
1 mg $ 150.00
5 mg $ 550.00
25 mg $ 1,840.00
50 mg $ 2,770.00
100 mg $ 3,920.00
About InVivoMab anti-mouse Vβ4 TCR

The KT4 monoclonal antibody reacts with the Vβ4 TCR (V beta 4 T cell receptor) of most known mouse strains. Vβ4 TCR-expressing cells are CD4 autoreactive T cells which induce autoimmune thyroiditis after elimination of regulatory T-cell subsets. Plate-bound KT4 antibody has been shown to activate Vβ4 TCR-expressing T cells.'

InVivoMab anti-mouse Vβ4 TCR Specifications
Isotype

Rat IgG2b

Recommended Isotype Control(s)InVivoMAb rat IgG2b isotype control, anti-keyhole limpet hemocyanin(BE0090)
Recommended InVivoPure Dilution BufferInVivoPure pH 7.0 Dilution Buffer(IP0070)
Immunogen

KT4 B10.D2 mouse T cell clone I3

Reported Applications
  • in vivo administration
  • Flow cytometry
Endotoxin
  • <2EU/mg (<0.002EU/μg)
  • Determined by LAL gel clotting assay
Purity
  • >95%
  • Determined by SDS-PAGE
Formulation
  • PBS, pH 7.0
  • Contains no stabilizers or preservatives
Sterility

0.2 μM filtered

Production

Purified from tissue culture supernatant in an animal free facility

Purification

Protein G

Storage

The antibody solution should be stored at the stock concentration at 4°C. Do not freeze.

RRID

AB_10950191

Molecular Weight

150 kDa

Application References

InVivoMAb anti-mouse Vβ4 TCR (Clone: KT4)

 Beus, J. M., et al. (2013). "Heterologous immunity triggered by a single, latent virus in Mus musculus: combined costimulation- and adhesion- blockade decrease rejection." PLoS One 8(8): e71221. PubMed

The mechanisms underlying latent-virus-mediated heterologous immunity, and subsequent transplant rejection, especially in the setting of T cell costimulation blockade, remain undetermined. To address this, we have utilized MHV68 to develop a rodent model of latent virus-induced heterologous alloimmunity. MHV68 infection was correlated with multimodal immune deviation, which included increased secretion of CXCL9 and CXCL10, and with the expansion of a CD8(dim) T cell population. CD8(dim) T cells exhibited decreased expression of multiple costimulation molecules and increased expression of two adhesion molecules, LFA-1 and VLA-4. In the setting of MHV68 latency, recipients demonstrated accelerated costimulation blockade-resistant rejection of skin allografts compared to non-infected animals (MST 13.5 d in infected animals vs 22 d in non-infected animals, p<.0001). In contrast, the duration of graft acceptance was equivalent between non-infected and infected animals when treated with combined anti-LFA-1/anti-VLA-4 adhesion blockade (MST 24 d for non-infected and 27 d for infected, p = n.s.). The combination of CTLA-4-Ig/anti-CD154-based costimulation blockade+anti-LFA-1/anti-VLA-4-based adhesion blockade led to prolonged graft acceptance in both non-infected and infected cohorts (MST>100 d for both, p<.0001 versus costimulation blockade for either). While in the non-infected cohort, either CTLA-4-Ig or anti-CD154 alone could effectively pair with adhesion blockade to prolong allograft acceptance, in infected animals, the prolonged acceptance of skin grafts could only be recapitulated when anti-LFA-1 and anti-VLA-4 antibodies were combined with anti-CD154 (without CTLA-4-Ig, MST>100 d). Graft acceptance was significantly impaired when CTLA-4-Ig alone (no anti-CD154) was combined with adhesion blockade (MST 41 d). These results suggest that in the setting of MHV68 infection, synergy occurs predominantly between adhesion pathways and CD154-based costimulation, and that combined targeting of both pathways may be required to overcome the increased risk of rejection that occurs in the setting of latent-virus-mediated immune deviation.