This product is an unconjugated, non-therapeutic recombinant analog of teplizumab, an anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody engineered to engage the CD3 epsilon chain of the T-cell receptor (TCR) complex. It is built around the same target specificity as the originator drug and is 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 expressed as a human IgG1 carrying Fc-region substitutions (here L234A/L235A, which reduce Fcgamma-receptor engagement and effector function) so that binding can be studied largely independent of ADCC/CDC. It is useful as a well-defined positive control and reference reagent for CD3 epsilon binding and TCR-modulation assays, for benchmarking anti-CD3 candidates, for T-cell activation and internalization studies, and as an isotype/effector-function comparator. Available at bulk milligram-to-gram scale with low-endotoxin grades (research grade less than 1 EU/mg; ultra-low less than 0.5 EU/mg) suitable for endotoxin-sensitive in-vitro and preclinical work. No clone identity is implied.
CD3 epsilon (CD3E, UniProt P07766) is an invariant subunit of the CD3 signaling module of the T-cell receptor (TCR) complex. It pairs with CD3 gamma and CD3 delta and associates with the disulfide-linked CD3 zeta homodimer and the antigen-binding TCR alpha/beta heterodimer to form the mature TCR-CD3 complex on T lymphocytes. CD3 epsilon contributes an extracellular immunoglobulin-like domain and a cytoplasmic immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM); upon TCR engagement, Lck-mediated ITAM phosphorylation recruits ZAP-70 and triggers downstream signaling that drives T-cell activation, proliferation, and differentiation. Because CD3 epsilon is essential for surface assembly and signal transduction of the TCR, it is a central node for modulating T-cell responses. Anti-CD3 epsilon antibodies can modulate or internalize the TCR complex and influence T-cell activation and tolerance.