This product is an unconjugated, non-therapeutic recombinant analog of polatuzumab, a human/humanized IgG1 antibody directed against CD79b, supplied strictly for research use only. It reproduces the antigen-binding specificity of the originator molecule so that laboratories can study CD79b engagement without the cytotoxic payload found in the clinical antibody-drug conjugate. Because it is delivered as naked IgG1, it serves as a matched binding reference, an isotype-consistent control, and a starting point for conjugation chemistry and payload-linker optimization in ADC development workflows. It is manufactured to research-grade specifications with low endotoxin (typically <1 EU/mg, with ultra-low <0.5 EU/mg options) and is available in bulk milligram-to-gram quantities suitable for assay standardization, batch bridging, and preclinical model work. It is not the clinical drug, contains no cytotoxic conjugate, and is not intended for human or veterinary use. Typical applications include flow cytometry, binding and neutralization assays, epitope and competition studies, and in-vitro characterization of CD79b-expressing B-cell lines.
CD79b (also called Ig-beta, B29; UniProt P40259) is a transmembrane signaling subunit of the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) complex. Together with its partner CD79a (Ig-alpha), it forms a disulfide-linked heterodimer that associates non-covalently with membrane immunoglobulin, enabling surface expression of the BCR and transducing antigen-recognition signals into the cell. Its cytoplasmic tail carries an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM); upon BCR engagement, ITAM tyrosines are phosphorylated by Src-family kinases and recruit SYK, initiating downstream signaling that governs B-cell development, activation, and survival. CD79b expression is largely restricted to the B-cell lineage and is retained on most B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, which underlies its value as a lineage-specific target and as an antibody-drug-conjugate target for internalizing payload delivery.