Rat Anti-Mouse CD122 Alexa fluor 647

Rat anti Mouse CD122 antibody, clone TM-BETA 1 recognizes the murine CD122 cell surface glycoprotein, a ~75-85 kDa molecule also known as interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) beta chain. In mouse, CD122 is primarily expressed on natural killer (NK) cells and at lower levels on lymphocyte subsets, monocytes and macrophages.CD122 can associate with the IL-2R alpha chain (CD25) and CD132 to form a functional high affinity receptor complex that binds IL-2. CD132/CD122 heterodimers can also be formed which bind IL-2 with intermediate affinity. IL-2 binding to the IL-2R is important in the generation and differentiation of T lymphocytes and NK cells.Rat anti Mouse CD122 antibody, clone TM-BETA 1 blocks IL-2 high affinity binding to the IL-2R beta receptor (Tanaka et al. 1991).