Anti-Mouse TIGIT (1G9) - Purified in vivo PLATINUMTM Functional Grade

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TIGIT is an immunoreceptor that inhibits multiple immune cell responses, including T cell
priming by dendritic cells, tumor cell killing by NK cells and cytotoxic T cells, and also
enhances the immune suppressive activity of regulatory T cells1. TIGIT is a novel member of the Ig-superfamily distantly related to Nectins and Necls that aligns with the distal Ig-V-type domains of Nectin1-4, poliovirus receptor (PVR; CD155), DNAM-1 (CD226), and TACTILE (CD96)2. TIGIT is an attractive target for cancer therapy due to its role as an immune checkpoint1, 3. Immunotherapy targeting TIGIT and the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway is capable of tumor suppression.
1G9 was generated by immunizing TIGIT-/- mice with recombinant mouse TIGIT tetramers3. Draining lymph nodes were collected and fused with Sp2/0-Ag14. Supernatants were screened for specific binding by anti-TIGIT ELISA and flow cytometry. Hybridomas that showed TIGIT-specific binding were expanded and subcloned and single colonies sorted by flow cytometry. Comparative immunofluorescence staining of activated primary TIGIT-expressing wildtype T cells and TIGIT-/- T cells was performed to confirm specificity. 1G9 was found to fully block TIGIT binding to CD155, a high-affinity TIGIT ligand. However, 1G9 does not deplete TIGIT+ cells in vivo under steady-state conditions. Additionally, 1G9 does not affect T cell proliferation in vitro. 1G9 has agonistic anti-TIGIT activity in vivo, leading to a reduction in T cell expansion and pro-inflammatory cytokine production, and is also able to reduce experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) severity in mice.

This monoclonal antibody is aseptically packaged and formulated in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline (150 mM NaCl) PBS pH 7.2 - 7.4 with no carrier protein, potassium, calcium or preservatives added. Due to inherent biochemical properties of antibodies, certain products may be prone to precipitation over time. Precipitation may be removed by aseptic centrifugation and/or filtration.