IgA antibody plays an essential role in mucosal immunity. It has shown to bind immunogens/pathogens to restrict them from entering the mucosal membrane. The Anti-Human IgA (α-chain specific) product increases sensitivity to human IgA without cross-reactivity to other substances. Offering minimal interspecies cross reactivity to mouse or a rat, making it ideal for use in screening antibodies produced by a hybridoma cells containing a mouse or a rat immunoglobulins.