Tissue distribution of the DEC-205 protein that is detected by the monoclonal antibody NLDC-145: I. Expression on dendritic cells and other subsets of mouse …

K Inaba, WJ Swiggard, M Inaba, J Meltzer, A Miryza… - Cellular …, 1995 - Elsevier
Prior studies by a variety of groups demonstrated that the mAb NLDC-145 reacted primarily
with dendritic cells (DCs) and the epithelial cells of the thymic cortex. We recently reported
that this mAb recognizes DEC-205, a 205-kDa integral membrane glycoprotein with a
unique amino-terminal sequence, and raised a rabbit polyclonal antibody to purified DEC-
205 with higher affinity for the blotted antigen than the original mAb. Here we utilize both the
polyclonal and NLDC145 to reassess the expression and function of DEC-205 on …