Citations |
Kaneko, Y., Hirose, S., Abe, M., Yagita, H., Okumura, K., & Shirai, T. (1996). CD40-mediated stimulation of B1 and B2 cells: implication in autoantibody production in murine lupus. European journal of immunology, 26(12), 3061-3065. Ferlin, W. G., Severinson, E., Sträm, L., Heath, A. W., Coffman, R. L., Ferrick, D. A., & Howard, M. C. (1996). CD40 signaling induces interleukin-4-independent IgE switching in vivo. European journal of immunology, 26(12), 2911-2915. Kashiwada, M., Kaneko, Y., Yagita, H., Okumura, K., & Takemori, T. (1996). Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases via CD40 is distinct from that stimulated by surface IgM on B cells. European journal of immunology, 26(7), 1451-1458. |
Description |
The HM40-3 monoclonal antibody reacts with mouse CD40, a 48kDA type I glycoprotein known as Bp50. CD40 is part of the TNFR family and expressed on a subset of T cells, B cells, dendritic cells, and macrophages. It has been shown to be involved in the protection of B cells from apoptosis, B cell differentiation, co-stimulation, and isotype class-switching. The HM40-3 antibody blocks the binding of CD40L (CD154) and stimulates B and dendritic cell proliferation. |