ULBP-1, also known as MULT-1 (mouse UL16-binding protein-like Transcript 1), is a 53 kDa, MHC Class I-like molecule that belongs to the mouse family of NKG2D ligands (1‑4). It is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein that is synthesized as a 334 amino acid (aa) precursor. It contains a 25 aa signal sequence, a 186 aa extracellular region, a 19 aa transmembrane segment and a 104 aa cytoplasmic tail (2). The extracellular region contains an alpha 1 and alpha 2 like domain with two intrachain disulfide bonds. ULBP-1 is distantly related to other human and mouse NKG2D ligands, and more distantly related to the MHC class I proteins (3). Unlike most NKG2D ligands, transcripts for ULBP-1 have been detected in a wide variety of mouse tissues and tumor cells lines (3). The receptor for ULBP-1 is NKG2D, a 35 kDa C-type lectin that is found on mouse NK cells, activated CD8+ T cells, epidermal gamma delta T cells, and activated macrophages (1, 5, 6, 7). Recombinant ULBP-1 protein binds to NKG2D with high affinity (KD = 6 nM) (2). Although an activating receptor, general cellular responses to NKG2D ligation depend upon the isoform of NKG2D and the cell type (5). Exposure to immobilized ULBP-1 or ULBP-1-transfected cells elicits IFN-gamma production by NK cells (3). Ectopic expression of ULBP-1 on the RMA mouse tumor cell line leads to tumor rejection in syngeneic mice (3).
Mouse ULBP-1 /MULT-1 Antibody (237104)
R&D Systems | Catalog # MAB2588
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Detection of ULBP‑1 in A20 Mouse Cell Line by Flow Cytometry.
A20 mouse B cell lymphoma cell line was stained with Rat Anti-Mouse ULBP-1 /MULT-1 Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # MAB2588, filled histogram) or isotype control antibody (MAB006, open histogram) followed by anti-Rat IgG PE-conjugated secondary antibody (F0105B). View our protocol for Staining Membrane-associated Proteins.Detection of ULBP-1/MULT-1 by Immunohistochemistry
NKG2DLs are overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma and correlate with poor prognosis. A Pan-cancer analysis of NKG2DL expression profiles across multiple tumor types from the TCGA database. B Differential expression of major NKG2DL subtypes between human HCC and matched adjacent non-tumorous liver tissues. C-D Kaplan-Meier overall survival curves of HCC patients stratified by high vs. low expression of ULBP2 (C) and ULBP1 (D). E NKG2DL expression levels across different HCC histological grades. F Survival analysis based on NKG2DL expression within distinct histological grade subgroups. G A nomogram integrating NKG2DL expression and clinical parameters for predicting 1-, 3-, and 5-year overall survival. H Calibration curves assessing the concordance between nomogram-predicted and observed survival probabilities. I Time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis evaluating the diagnostic performance of NKG2DLs for predicting patient survival. J Representative IHC images of ULBP2 and ULBP1 in human HCC and adjacent non-tumorous tissues. K–N Quantitative IHC scores for ULBP2 (K) and ULBP1 (M) in paired tumor and non-tumor specimens, with their corresponding Kaplan-Meier survival analyses (L, N). O Flow cytometry analysis of NKG2DL surface expression on a panel of murine tumor cell lines. P Schematic diagram of the lentiviral construct designs for GFP-M (control) and NKG2D-targeting CAR-M. Q Efficiency of lentiviral transduction in iBMDM-derived macrophages, as indicated by EGFP reporter expression. R Surface expression levels of the engineered NKG2D-CAR on macrophages, confirmed by flow cytometry Image collected and cropped by CiteAb from the following open publication (https://link.springer.com/10.1186/s12943-025-02538-w), licensed under a CC-BY license. Not internally tested by R&D Systems.Applications for Mouse ULBP-1 /MULT-1 Antibody (237104)
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Sample: A20 mouse B cell lymphoma cell line
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Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS. For liquid material, refer to CoA for concentration.
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- 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
- 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
- 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
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Background: ULBP-1
References
- Raulet, D.H. (2003) Nat. Rev. Immunol. 3:781.
- Carayannopoulos, L. et al. (2002) J. Immunol. 169:4079.
- Diefenbach, A. et al. (2003) Eur. J. Immunol. 33:381.
- Krmpotic, A. et al. (2005) J. Exp. Med. 201:211.
- Diefenbach, A. et al. (2002) Nat. Immunol. 3:1142.
- Ho, E.L. et al. (1998) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95:6320.
- Carayannopoulos, L.N. et al. (2002) Eur. J. Immunol. 32:597.
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