Recombinant Jurkat T cell expressing firefly luciferase gene under the control of NFAT response elements with constitutive expression of human FcgammaRIIIa, low affinity (F158) variant and Fcgamma chain.
Mycoplasma testing: The cell line has been screened using the PCR-based VenorGeM Mycoplasma Detection kit (Sigma-Aldrich) to confirm the absence of Mycoplasma species.
Host Species: human
Background
The antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) is a mechanism of cell-mediated immune defense whereby an effector cell of the immune system actively lyses a target cell, whose membrane-surface antigens have been bound by specific antibodies. The typical ADCC involves activation of natural killer (NK) cells by antibodies. NK cells express Fc receptors, mostly CD16 or FcgammaRIIIa (CD16a), on its cell surface. These Fc receptors recognize and bind to the Fc portion of an antibody, such as IgG, which has bound to the surface of a pathogen-infected target cell. Once the Fc receptor binds to the Fc region of IgG, the Natural Killer cell releases cytokines such as IFN-gamma and cytotoxic molecules that attack the pathogen-infected target cell. The human FcgammaRIIIa displays a dimorphism in the position of residue 158. One allele (V158) encodes a higher Fc affinity receptor variant with a valine at amino acid residue 158, and the other (F158) encodes a lower Fc affinity receptor variant having a phenylalanine at amino acid residue 158.
Application
Characterize the Fc effector function of antibodies and measure ADCC activity in cellular assays.
Host Cell
Jurkat
Shipping Temperature
-80°C (dry ice)
Note
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Product Format
Each vial contains ~2 x 106 cells in 1 ml of 10% DMSO
Storage Stability
Immediately upon receipt, store in liquid nitrogen.