Each lot of this antibody is quality control tested by immunofluorescent staining with flow cytometric analysis. For immunofluorescent staining, the suggested use of this reagent is ≤1.0 µg per million cells in 100 µl volume or 100 µl of whole blood.  It is recommended that the reagent be titrated for optimal performance for each application.

The 145-2C11 antibody is useful for in vitro blocking and activation assays, as well as apoptosis induction and in vivo T cell depletions. Additional reported applications (for relevant formats of this clone) include: immunoprecipitation¹, immunohistochemical staining^14,15 of acetone-fixed frozen sections and zinc-fixed paraffin-embedded sections, Western blotting⁴, complement-mediated cytotoxicity⁶, in vitro and in vivo stimulation of T cells^1,2,7,12,16, immunofluorescent staining⁵, and in vivo T cell depletions^8-10. The 145-2C11 antibody has been reported to block the binding of 17A2 antibody to CD3 epsilon-specific T cells¹¹. Clone 145-2C11 is not recommended for formalin-fixed paraffin embedded sections. The LEAF™ purified antibody (Endotoxin <0.1 EU/μg, Azide-Free, 0.2 μm filtered) is recommended for functional assays (Cat. No. 100314). For in vivo studies or highly sensitive assays, we recommend Ultra-LEAF™ purified antibody (Cat. No. 100340) with a lower endotoxin limit than standard LEAF™ purified antibodies (Endotoxin <0.01 EU/µg).