AboutInVivoPlusanti-mouseTIM-3(CD366)
TheRMT3-23monoclonalantibodyreactswithmouseTIM-3(Tcellimmunoglobulinandmucindomain-3)alsoknownasCD366.TIM-3isa60kDamemberoftheTIMfamilyofimmunecheckpointreceptorsandexistsasatypeItransmembraneglycoproteinwithamucin-likedomaininitsextracellularportionandatyrosinephosphorylationmotifinitscytoplasmicportion.TIM-3isspecificallyexpressedathighlevelsonthesurfaceofTh1lymphocyteswhereasTh2lymphocytesexpressTIM-1andTIM-2.TIM-3activationoccursviabindingtothecell-associatedC-typelectingalectin-9.UponbindingTIM-3inducesapoptosisofTh1cells.InhibitionofTIM-3signalinginmicehasbeenshowntoexacerbateexperimentalautoimmuneencephalomyelitis,promoteIFNγproductionandTh1cellproliferation.Tim-3hasalsobeenshowntoberequiredfortheinductionoftolerance,asbothTIM-3knockoutanimalsandmicetreatedwithTIM-3-Igfusionproteindisplaydefectsintheinductionofantigen-specifictolerance.Additionally,TIM-3signalingiscurrentlybeingexploredasacancerimmunotherapytargetasCD8TcellswhichexpressbothTIM-3andPD-1exhibitgreaterdefectsinbothcell-cycleprogressionandeffectorcytokineproductionthancellsthatexpressPD-1alone.TheRMT3-23antibodyactsasaTIM-3receptorantagoNISTandhasbeenshowntohavefunctionalactivityincludingsuppressingtumorcellgrowthinamurinesarcomamodel.
InVivoPlusanti-mouseTIM-3(CD366)Specifications
Isotype | RatIgG2a, κ |
RecommendedIsotypeControl(s) | InVivoPlusratIgG2aisotypecontrol,anti-trinitrophenol(BP0089) |
RecommendedInVivoPureDilutionBuffer | InVivoPurepH7.0DilutionBuffer(IP0070) |
Immunogen | RecombinantmouseTIM-3 |
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Sterility | 0.2μMfiltered |
Production | Purifiedfromtissueculturesupernatantinananimalfreefacility |
Purification | ProteinG |
Storage | Theantibodysolutionshouldbestoredundilutedat4°C,andprotectedfromprolongedexposuretolight.Donotfreeze. |
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RRID | AB_10949464 |