Cynomolgus Monkey TIM-3 Polyclonal Antibody

TIM-3 is a transmembrane protein of T lymphocytes (CD4+ and CD8+ T cells), myeloid cells (monocytes, macrophages, DC, mast cells, NK cells) or various cells in different tumor types. The receptor is an immune checkpoint and together with other inhibitory receptors including programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and lymphocyte activation gene 3 protein (LAG3) mediate the CD8+ T-cell exhaustion in terms of proliferation and secretion of cytokines such as TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma and IL-2.