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Human B7-H4 / B7S1 / B7x Protein (His Tag)

B7-H4,B7h.5,B7H4,B7S1,B7X,PRO1291,VCTN1

Catalog Number P10738-H08H
Organism Species Human
Host Human Cells
Synonyms B7-H4,B7h.5,B7H4,B7S1,B7X,PRO1291,VCTN1
Molecular Weight The recombinant human VTCN1 comprises 241 amino acids and has a predicted molecular mass of 26.8 kDa. The apparent molecular mass of the protein is approximately 43-48 kDa in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.
predicted N Phe 29
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 95 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the human VTCN1(Q7Z7D3) (Phe29-Ala258) with a C-terminal polyhistidine tag was expressed.
Bio-activity
Research Area Immunology |Innate Immunity |Monocytes/Macrophages |Co-stimulatory Molecules
Formulation Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4.
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose and mannitol are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background V-set domain-containing T-cell activation inhibitor 1, also known as B7X, B7H4, B7S1, and VTCN1, is a single-pass type? membrane protein belonging to the B7 family of costimulatory proteins. These proteins are expressed on the surface of antigen-presenting cells and interact with ligands on T lymphocytes. They provide costimulatory signals that regulate T cell responses. A soluble form of B7H4 has also been detected. B7X / VTCN1 / B7H4 negatively regulates T-cell-mediated immune response by inhibiting T-cell activation, proliferation, cytokine production and development of cytotoxicity. When expressed on the cell surface of tumor macrophages, B7X / VTCN1 / B7H4 plays an important role, together with regulatory T-cells(Treg), in the suppression of tumor-associated antigen-specific T-cell immunity. B7X / VTCN1 / B7H4 is also involved in promoting epithelial cell transformation. This membrane protein can be up-regulated by IL6 / interleukin-6 and IL10 / interleukin-10 and inhibited by CSF2 / GM-CSF and IL4 / interleukin-4 on antigen-presenting cells.
Reference
  • Zang X, et al. (2003) B7x: a widely expressed B7 family member that inhibits T cell activation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 100(18): 10388-92.
  • Suh WK, et al. (2006) Generation and characterization of B7-H4/B7S1/B7x-deficient mice. Mol Cell Biol. 26(17): 6403-11.
  • Zang X, et al. (2007) B7-H3 and B7x are highly expressed in human prostate cancer and associated with disease spread and poor outcome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104(49):19458-63.