The mouse monoclonal antibody 17G10.2 recognizes an extracellular epitope of CD85g / ILT7, a member of leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor family expressed on plasmacytoid dendritic cells, but not on myeloid dendritic cells and other peripheral blood leukocytes.
Leukocyte immunoglobulin like receptor A4,CD85g / ILT7 (immunoglobulin-like transcript 7) is a cell surface protein that is expressed on plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDCs) and modulates the function of these cells in the immune response, such as the TLR-induced interferon production. It associates with gamma subunit of the high-affinity IgE receptor to form a receptor complex which transduces the signal through ITAM-associated downstream molecules. Expression of CD85g is downregulated by interleukin 3.,ILT7, LILRA4