This product is an unconjugated, non-therapeutic recombinant analog of the anti-TIM-3 antibody sabatolimab, supplied strictly for research use only. It is built around the human TIM-3 (HAVCR2) target and formatted as a human IgG4 with the S228P hinge-stabilizing mutation and a kappa light chain, matching the immunomodulatory framework of the originator. It is not the clinical drug and is not intended for human or veterinary use. The analog is useful as a defined reagent for in-vitro and preclinical work: as a positive control or reference binder in TIM-3 binding and blockade assays, for benchmarking novel anti-TIM-3 candidates, for epitope-competition and receptor-ligand interference studies, and as a tool in ADCC/ADC-development and screening workflows. Because it is offered at research grade with low endotoxin (typically less than 1 EU/mg, with ultra-low-endotoxin options below 0.5 EU/mg) and in bulk milligram-to-gram quantities, it suits assay standardization, formulation and analytical method development, and larger screening campaigns where consistent, well-characterized material is required.
TIM-3 (T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3), encoded by HAVCR2 (UniProt Q8TDQ0), is a type I transmembrane receptor and immune checkpoint expressed on exhausted and dysfunctional T cells, Tregs, NK cells, and myeloid cells including dendritic cells; in myeloid malignancies it is notably present on leukemic stem cells and blasts. Its extracellular IgV domain engages multiple ligands, including galectin-9, phosphatidylserine, HMGB1, and CEACAM1. Ligand engagement generally delivers inhibitory or exhaustion-associated signals that dampen effector T-cell and NK-cell responses, and TIM-3 is frequently co-expressed with PD-1 on severely exhausted T cells in tumors and chronic infection. Because it marks and modulates dysfunctional immune populations, TIM-3 is a prominent checkpoint target for antibody-mediated blockade aimed at restoring anti-tumor immunity, both alone and in combination with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade.