Specificity
This antibody recognises human MCP-1 (Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1), otherwise known as CCL2, a 76 amino acid CC chemokine which acts as a chemoattractant for monocytes, basophils, activated T cells and NK cells, through binding with the seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor, CCR2.The recruitment of mononuclear cells by MCP-1, has established this chemokine as an important factor in innate immunity, implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, uveitis and bronchial asthma. MCP-1 is linked with the polarization of activated T cells into the T helper 2 (Th2) subset, revealing a role for MCP-1 in the adaptive immune response.Rabbit anti Human MCP-1 antibody has been successfully used as a detection reagent in the development of a sensitive ELISA assay for the evaluation of MCP-1 expression in conjunction with Mouse anti Human MCP-1, clone 2.2-4A4-1A11 (MCA2486) and recombinant human MCP-1 (PHP061) as a calibration reagent.