General Notes
Rat anti Mouse CD88 antibody, clone 20/70 recognizes murine CD88, also known as C5a anaphylatoxin chemotactic receptor 1 (C5aR1), a member of the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family. CD88 is a ~45 kDa multi pass membrane protein and functions as a receptor for the complement component C5a, a potent proinflammatory molecule and a chemoattractant for neutrophils to sites of infection. In mouse, CD88 is expressed on granulocytes, monocytes and macrophages but not on resting or stimulated lymphocytes. Rat anti Mouse CD88 antibody, clone 20/70 is able to block the binding of the C5a to murine CD88, (Soruri et al. 2003).