General Notes
Hamster anti High Mobility Group Protein B1 antibody, clone HMG1-5H6 recognizes high mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1), a ubiquitously expressed nuclear DNA binding protein belonging to the alarmin family.HMGB1 is released by necrotic and inflammatory cells acting as a chemoattractant for immature dendritic cells (DCs) and promoting their maturation. DCs can also secrete HMGB1, leading to proliferation and Th1 polarization of interacting T cells. HMGB1 is angiogenic and promotes cardiac stem cell growth and differentiation, it is a damage-associated molecular pattern molecule (DAMP) which co-precipitates with CD24.