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Human TIM-3 / HAVCR2 Protein (His Tag)

CD366,HAVcr-2,HAVCR2,KIM-3,Tim-3,TIM3,TIMD-3,TIMD3

Catalog Number P10390-H08H
Organism Species Human
Host Human Cells
Synonyms CD366,HAVcr-2,HAVCR2,KIM-3,Tim-3,TIM3,TIMD-3,TIMD3
Molecular Weight The recombinant human TIMD3 consists of 190 amino acids after removal of the signal peptide and has a predicted molecular mass of 21.4 kDa. In SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions, the apparent molecular mass of rhTIMD is approximately 40-45 kDa due to glycosylation.
predicted N Ser 22
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 96 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the human TIMD3 (NP_116171.3) extracellular domain (Met 1-Arg 200) was expressed, fused with a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus.
Bio-activity
Research Area Cancer |Signal transduction |Metabolism |Types of disease |Metabolism in Diabetes
Formulation Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose, mannitol and 0.01% Tween80 are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background Hepatitis A virus cellular receptor 2 (HAVCR2), formerly known as T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 (TIM-3), is a transmembrane glycoprotein expressed on the surface of terminally differentiated Th1 cells but not on Th2 cells. It was the first surface molecule that specifically identifies Th1 cells in both mice and human. Recently, identification of Galectin-9 as a ligand for TIM-3 has established the TIM-3-Galectin-9 pathway as an important regulator of Th1 immunity and tolerance induction. Engagement of Tim-3 by its ligand galectin-9 negatively regulates IFN-gamma secretion and influences the ability to induce T cell tolerance in both mice and man. It suggests a novel paradigm in which dysregulation of the TIM-3-galectin-9 pathway could underlie chronic autoimmune disease states, such as multiple sclerosis. Recent work has explored the role of TIM-3 in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and their results indicate that TIM-3 may represent a novel target for the treatment of SLE. Numerous studies have demonstrated that Tim-3 influences autoimmune diseases, including diabetes and multiple sclerosis, and its role in other inflammatory diseases including allergies and cancer is beginning to become clear. In tumor rejection model, soluble form of Tim-3 (sTim-3) significantly impaired T cell antitumor immunity, evidenced by decreased antitumor CTL activity and reduced amount of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in tumor. sTim-3 as an immunoregulatory molecule that may be involved in the negative regulation of T cell-mediated immune response.
Reference
  • Geng H, et al. (2006) Soluble form of T cell Ig mucin 3 is an inhibitory molecule in T cell-mediated immune response. J Immunol. 176(3): 1411-20.
  • Anderson AC, et al. (2006) TIM-3 in autoimmunity. Curr Opin Immunol. 18(6): 665-9.
  • Anderson DE. (2007) TIM-3 as a therapeutic target in human inflammatory diseases. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 11(8): 1005-9.
  • Pan HF, et al. (2010) TIM-3 as a new therapeutic target in systemic lupus erythematosus. Mol Biol Rep. 37(1): 395-8.