Anti-CD85j / ILT2 Monoclonal Antibody (Clone:GHI/75)

CD85j, also known as ILT-2 (Ig-like transcript 2), LIR-1 (leukocyte Ig-like receptor 1), or LILRB1 (leukocyte Ig-like receptor B1), is a member of Ig superfamily transmembrane glycoproteins named CD85. The CD85j protein is expressed on several types of immune cells (plasma cells, B cells, monocytes, T and NK cell subsets) where it binds to MHC class I molecules on antigen-presenting cells and transduces a negative signal that inhibits stimulation of an immune response. It is thought to control inflammatory responses and cytotoxicity to help focus the immune response and limit autoreactivity. Protein function: Receptor for class I MHC antigens. Recognizes a broad spectrum of HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-G and HLA-F alleles (PubMed:16455647, PubMed:28636952). Receptor for H301/UL18, a human cytomegalovirus class I MHC homolog. Ligand binding results in inhibitory signals and down-regulation of the immune response. Engagement of LILRB1 present on natural killer cells or T-cells by class I MHC molecules protects the target cells from lysis. Interaction with HLA-B or HLA-E leads to inhibition of FCER1A signaling and serotonin release. Inhibits FCGR1A-mediated phosphorylation of cellular proteins and mobilization of intracellular calcium ions (PubMed:11907092, PubMed:9285411, PubMed:9842885). Recognizes HLA-G in complex with B2M/beta-2 microglobulin and a nonamer self-peptide (PubMed:16455647). Upon interaction with peptide-bound HLA-G-B2M complex, triggers secretion of growth-promoting factors by decidual NK cells (PubMed:29262349, PubMed:19304799). Reprograms B cells toward an immune suppressive phenotype (PubMed:24453251). [The UniProt Consortium]