This product is an unconjugated, non-therapeutic recombinant analog of ieramilimab, an anti-LAG3 antibody, supplied for research use only. It is built around the human LAG3 (lymphocyte-activation gene 3, CD223; UniProt P18627) target as a human IgG4 (S228P)-kappa immunoglobulin, and is not the clinical drug or intended for human or veterinary use. The stabilized S228P hinge mutation limits IgG4 Fab-arm exchange, giving a consistent monovalent-per-arm binding reagent. It is useful as a target-specific tool for characterizing LAG3 biology and checkpoint pathways in vitro: as a capture or detection reagent in ELISA and biolayer/SPR binding assays, for flow-cytometric staining of LAG3-expressing cells, as a blocking reagent in functional co-culture experiments, as an isotype-matched positive control alongside other IgG4 checkpoint biosimilars, and as a benchmarking standard in bioassay development. Material is offered at research grade with low endotoxin (typically <1 EU/mg; ultra-low <0.5 EU/mg options), and in bulk milligram-to-gram quantities suitable for assay standardization and preclinical screening workflows.
LAG3 (lymphocyte-activation gene 3; CD223; UniProt P18627) is a type I transmembrane protein structurally related to CD4, expressed on activated CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, regulatory T cells, natural killer cells, B cells, and plasmacytoid dendritic cells. It functions as an inhibitory immune checkpoint receptor that dampens T-cell proliferation, activation, and effector cytokine output, and contributes to regulatory T-cell suppressive function. Its principal ligand is MHC class II, to which it binds with higher affinity than CD4; additional reported ligands include the liver-secreted protein FGL1, galectin-3, and LSECtin. Sustained LAG3 expression is a hallmark of T-cell exhaustion in chronic infection and tumors, frequently co-expressed with PD-1, making it a prominent co-inhibitory target for combination checkpoint modulation.