Purified anti-IRF8 Antibody anti-IRF8 - 7G11A45,BioLegend,656502

IRF8 is a member of the IRF family of transcription factors, playing important roles in IFN signaling pathways and innate immune responses. It regulates hematopoietic cell growth and differentiation of macrophage and dendritic cells. Homozygous IRF8-deficient (IRF8-/-) mice have impaired production of interferon and IL-12, exhibit increased susceptibility to viral pathogens, and have marked expansion of granulocytes that results in a phenotype similar to chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). IRF8 is also expressed in B lymphocytes, involved in differentiation and commitment of B cell lineage. The DNA-binding activity of IRF8 is significantly increased when interacting with other transcription factors, such as the other members of the IRF family and the ETS family transcription factors. Therefore, the transcriptional activity of IRF8 is dependent on the transcription factors with which it associates.