CD96 (E1Y2Z) Rabbit mAb recognizes endogenous levels of total CD96 protein. This antibody does not cross-react with human CD96 protein.

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with recombinant protein specific to the extracellular domain of mouse CD96 protein.

Cluster of Differentiation 96 (CD96), also known as T cell-activated increased late expression protein (TACTILE), is a heavily glycosylated type I transmembrane protein belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily (1-3). CD96 is expressed on peripheral T cells and natural killer (NK) cells, and is strongly upregulated on these cell types after activation (1,4). It is also expressed on transformed T cells, and at very low levels on activated B cells (1,5,6). CD96 interacts with the receptor ligand PVR (CD155), and is involved in adhesion of activated T and NK cells to target cells during the late phase of the immune response (2,4). CD96 competes with DNAM-1 (CD226) for binding to PVR (CD155) in order to negatively regulate T and NK cell activity, and thus blockade of CD96 in order to induce anti-tumor immune responses is investigated for potential immunotherapeutic intervention in cancer (7-9). Alternative splicing occurs at this locus, and two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms with variable functions have been identified (1,10).