Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Mouse

Applications

Flow Cytometry

Label

PE/Cy5.5 (Excitation = 488 nm, Emission = 695 nm)

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Rat IgG2B Clone # 705829
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Product Specifications

Immunogen

CHO Chinese hamster ovary cell line transfected with mouse NKG2A/CD159a
Accession # Q9Z202

Specificity

Stains mouse NKG2A/CD159a transfectants and not irrelevant transfectants in flow cytometry.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Rat

Isotype

IgG2B

Applications for NKG2A/CD159a/KLRC1 Antibody (705829) [PE/Cy5.5]

Application
Recommended Usage

Flow Cytometry

Optimal dilutions of this antibody should be experimentally determined.
Application Notes
Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined. For optimal results using our Tandem dyes, please avoid prolonged exposure to light or extreme temperature fluctuations. These can lead to irreversible degradation or decoupling. When staining intracellular targets, specific attention to the fixation and permeabilization steps in your flow protocol may be required. Please contact our technical support team at technical@novusbio.com if you have any questions.

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Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Formulation

PBS

Preservative

0.05% Sodium Azide

Concentration

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Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Store at 4C in the dark. Do not freeze.

Background: NKG2A/CD159a

NK group 2 member A (NKG2A), also known as killer lectin like receptor c1 (KLRC1) and CD159a, is a ~38 kDa type II transmembrane protein belonging to the C-type lectin superfamily and plays a role in suppression of cytotoxic CD8+ T cell activity and functions as an immune checkpoint (1,2). NKG2A belongs to a group of natural killer (NK) cell inhibitor receptors (IRs) which includes killer immunoglobulin receptors (KIRs), lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3), T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT), programmed death ligand-1 (PD-1), and T cell immunoglobulin mucin-3 (TIM-3) (1,3). NKG2A is synthesized as a protein of 233 amino acids (aa) with a theoretical molecular weight of 26.3 kDa and is expressed on CD56hi NK cells, NKT cells, and some CD8+ alphabeta T cells (2,4). Together with CD94, NKG2A forms a heterodimer and acts as a receptor for the MHC Class I molecular human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E (1-3). The NKG2A/CD94 receptor interaction with the HLA-E ligand results in phosphorylation of NKG2A's immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motifs (ITIMs), causing suppression of activating signals from immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)- containing T cell receptors (TCR) or other activating receptors like NKG2D, via the intracellular phosphatase SHP1 (2,3,5). Overall, cancer cells utilize the NKG2A-HLA-E interaction and signaling to evade immune surveillance by NK cells and T cells (1-3,5-6).

Similar to cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) and PD-1, NKG2A has become a prominent target for immune checkpoint blockade and cancer immunotherapy (1-3,5-6). Monalizumab is a novel IgG4 monoclonal antibody developed for blocking NKG2A's interaction with HLA-E and has shown promising results in clinical trials (1-3,5-6). In addition to being used as a single agent, it is being studied as a possible combination therapy with other blocking antibodies such as anti-PD-L1 and anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) (2,5,6).

References

1. Alfarra, H., Weir, J., Grieve, S., & Reiman, T. (2020). Targeting NK Cell Inhibitory Receptors for Precision Multiple Myeloma Immunotherapy. Frontiers in immunology, 11, 575609. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.575609

2. Creelan, B. C., & Antonia, S. J. (2019). The NKG2A immune checkpoint - a new direction in cancer immunotherapy. Nature reviews. Clinical oncology, 16(5), 277-278. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41571-019-0182-8

3. Zaghi, E., Calvi, M., Marcenaro, E., Mavilio, D., & Di Vito, C. (2019). Targeting NKG2A to elucidate natural killer cell ontogenesis and to develop novel immune-therapeutic strategies in cancer therapy. Journal of leukocyte biology, 105(6), 1243-1251. https://doi.org/10.1002/JLB.MR0718-300R

4. Uniprot (P26715)

5. Borst, L., van der Burg, S. H., & van Hall, T. (2020). The NKG2A-HLA-E Axis as a Novel Checkpoint in the Tumor Microenvironment. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 26(21), 5549-5556. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-2095

6. Andre, P., Denis, C., Soulas, C., Bourbon-Caillet, C., Lopez, J., Arnoux, T., Blery, M., Bonnafous, C., Gauthier, L., Morel, A., Rossi, B., Remark, R., Breso, V., Bonnet, E., Habif, G., Guia, S., Lalanne, A. I., Hoffmann, C., Lantz, O., Fayette, J.,... Vivier, E. (2018). Anti-NKG2A mAb Is a Checkpoint Inhibitor that Promotes Anti-tumor Immunity by Unleashing Both T and NK Cells. Cell, 175(7), 1731-1743.e13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2018.10.014

Long Name

Natural Killer G2A

Alternate Names

CD159a, Klrc1, NKG2

Gene Symbol

KLRC1

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This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

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