This product is an unconjugated, non-therapeutic recombinant analog of the anti-VISTA antibody onvatilimab, expressed as a human IgG1 and supplied strictly for research use only (RUO). It is not the clinical drug and is not intended for human or veterinary use. The molecule is built around the VISTA (VSIR) target and is designed to reproduce the target-binding behaviour of the originator so investigators can use it as a well-characterised tool reagent rather than a formulated therapeutic. Typical applications include serving as a positive binding control, a benchmarking reference for assay development, and a defined input for in-vitro and preclinical mechanistic studies of the VISTA checkpoint axis. Material is offered at research-grade low endotoxin (<1 EU/mg), with an ultra-low endotoxin option (<0.5 EU/mg) suitable for endotoxin-sensitive functional and cell-based work, and can be supplied in bulk milligram-to-gram quantities to support screening campaigns, ADCC/ADC-development pipelines, and reproducible lot-to-lot experimentation. It is intended as a consistent, cost-effective analog for laboratory research.
VISTA (V-type immunoglobulin domain-containing suppressor of T-cell activation; gene VSIR, also called C10orf54/PD-1H) is a type I transmembrane immune checkpoint protein of the B7 family, encoded by UniProt Q9H7M9. It is expressed most highly on myeloid cells (monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils) and on regulatory and naive T cells. VISTA delivers inhibitory signals that suppress T-cell activation, proliferation and cytokine production, and it helps maintain peripheral tolerance and a quiescent naive T-cell state. It can act as both a ligand on antigen-presenting cells and a receptor on T cells, with ligand engagement (including pH-dependent binding to PSGL-1 in the acidic tumour microenvironment) contributing to immunosuppression. Because it restrains anti-tumour immunity and dampens inflammation, VISTA is studied as an immuno-oncology and autoimmunity target.