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Rhesus BTLA Protein (Fc Tag)

BTLA

Catalog Number P90250-C02H
Organism Species Rhesus
Host Human Cells
Synonyms BTLA
Molecular Weight The recombinant rhesus BTLA comprises 366 amino acids and has a calculated molecular mass of 41.4 KDa.
predicted N Lys 31
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 90 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the rhesus BTLA (EHH16054.1) (Met1-Leu155) was expressed with the Fc region of human IgG1 at the C-terminus.
Bio-activity Immobilized Rhesus BTLA-Fc at 10 μg/ml (100 μl/well) can bind biotinylated Rhesus TNFRSF14-Fc (P90109-C02H), EC50 of biotinylated Rhesus TNFRSF14-Fc (P90109-C02H) is 0.7-1.64 μg/ml.
Research Area Signaling |Signal Transduction |ITIM/ITAM Immunoreceptors and Related Molecules
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 BTLA is a inhibitory molecule which belongs to the Ig superfamily. It down-modulates immune responses. As such, reagents that regulate the binding of BTLA to its ligand or alter BTLA signaling have significant therapeutic promise. BTLA is crucial to understand the mechanism(s) of action of these antibodies before attempting clinical applications. BTLA is not expressed by naive T cells, but it is induced during activation and remains expressed on T helper type 1 (T(H)1) but not T(H)2 cells. BTLA is a third inhibitory receptor on T lymphocytes with similarities to cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) and programmed death 1 (PD-1).
Reference
  • Fourcade J, et al. (2012) CD8(+) T cells specific for tumor antigens can be rendered dysfunctional by the tumor microenvironment through upregulation of the inhibitory receptors BTLA and PD-1. Cancer Res. 72(4):887-96.
  • Kojima R, et al. (2011) Molecular basis for herpesvirus entry mediator recognition by the human immune inhibitory receptor CD160 and its relationship to the cosignaling molecules BTLA and LIGHT. J Mol Biol. 413(4):762-72.
  • Oki M, et al. (2011) A functional polymorphism in B and T lymphocyte attenuator is associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Dev Immunol. 305656.