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All listed services and products are For Research Use Only. Do Not use in any diagnostic or therapeutic applications.

Background

CD160 molecule (CD160) is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked immune surface receptor encoded by the CD160 gene, belonging to immunoglobulin variable domain receptor family and acting as a dual modulator of lymphocyte cytotoxic effector function and vascular endothelial immune signaling. CD160 is selectively enriched on innate cytotoxic lymphocyte populations and vascular endothelial monolayers, with evolutionarily conserved extracellular immunoglobulin ligand-binding domains across species, serving as an essential modulator for MHC-independent target cell recognition, cytokine secretion and endothelial barrier immune regulation. CD160-mediated receptor signaling exerts decisive effects on sustaining balanced cytotoxic lymphocyte activation, limiting excessive vascular inflammatory infiltration and maintaining tissue immune surveillance under physiological conditions. Furthermore, CD160 coordinates downstream signaling cascades governing lymphocyte degranulation, endothelial inflammatory responsiveness and tissue vascular homeostasis to safeguard intact circulatory tissue function. Distinct from other cytotoxic immune receptors with divergent signal output profiles, CD160 carries unique non-redundant duties in coordinating both innate lymphocyte killing activity and vascular immune tolerance, rendering it indispensable for regular tumor immune surveillance, vascular inflammatory control and overall circulatory tissue stability.

CD160 executes biological functions through engagement of conserved extracellular ligands to trigger intracellular signal cascades regulating cytotoxic granule mobilization and cytokine production in innate lymphocytes, while simultaneously modulating endothelial cell inflammatory transcription programs to restrain vascular immune cell adhesion and transmigration. Its conserved immunoglobulin ectodomains mediate ligand crosslinking and signal initiation, enabling precise tuning of lymphocyte cytotoxic potency and vascular inflammatory signal transmission. CD160-dependent signaling sustains systemic circulatory immune equilibrium, covering restrained cytotoxic lymphocyte activation cycles, coordinated endothelial barrier stability and persistent tumor antigen surveillance. CD160 participates in an extensive spectrum of biological processes, such as innate lymphocyte cytotoxicity modulation, vascular endothelial immune regulation, tumor immune surveillance and peripheral tissue inflammatory control. Downregulated or dysfunctional CD160 severely impairs tumor-targeted lymphocyte activity, disturbs vascular immune balance and elevates susceptibility to malignant proliferative lesions and chronic vascular inflammatory disorders. Therefore, CD160 constitutes a pivotal research target for investigating innate lymphocyte immunology, vascular immune physiology and tumor immune escape pathogenic mechanisms.

Fig. 1 CD160-GPI mediated Akt anti-apoptotic signaling axis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells. (OA Literature)Fig. 1 GPI-anchored CD160 triggers Syk-PI3K-Akt signaling in CLL B cells; activated Akt blocks intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic cascades, and cooperates with NF-κB/STAT3 to promote leukemic cell survival and proliferation.1

CD160 Protein Function: Core Roles in Lymphocyte Cytotoxicity and Vascular Immune Homeostasis

The biological functions of CD160 are focused on immunoglobulin-domain ligand recognition, innate lymphocyte cytotoxic signal transduction and endothelial inflammatory modulation:

  • Target Cell Recognition: Mediates ligand binding on abnormal cells to initiate cytotoxic lymphocyte effector responses independent of MHC presentation.
  • Cytotoxic Granule Mobilization: Triggers intracellular signaling to drive granule release and targeted elimination of abnormal target cells.
  • Vascular Endothelial Immune Tuning: Restrains endothelial pro-inflammatory signaling to reduce immune cell infiltration across vascular barriers.
  • Tumor Immune Surveillance Modulation: Maintains baseline lymphocyte cytotoxic capacity to restrict malignant cell expansion within tissues.
  • Disease Relevance: Indispensable for balanced innate immune cytotoxicity and vascular barrier stability; functional defects weaken anti-tumor immunity and aggravate vascular inflammatory lesions.

CD160 Protein Product

Creative Biolabs offers high-quality CD160 proteins via optimized expression systems, covering full-length CD160 and isolated ligand-binding ectodomain variants. These products retain native spatial conformation and intrinsic ligand-binding biological activity, suitable for immune receptor interaction analysis, lymphocyte effector function studies and small molecule compound screening targeting tumor and vascular inflammatory disorders. All CD160 proteins undergo rigorous quality control to guarantee consistent functional performance and reliable application across diverse research platforms.

CD160 Membrane Protein Product

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CD160 Stable Cell Line Product

Creative Biolabs provides custom engineered CD160 stable cell lines, including overexpression and gene silencing models. These cell line models are optimized for innate immune receptor research, lymphocyte cytotoxic phenotype observation and immunomodulatory compound response profiling. Each cell line undergoes strict validation procedures to ensure steady target expression levels and uniform functional performance across multiple experimental scenarios.

CD160 Stable Cell Line Product

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CD160 Recombinant Antibody Product

High-specificity recombinant antibodies targeting CD160 are developed with advanced antibody engineering workflows, without cross-reactivity against other immunoglobulin superfamily surface receptors. These antibodies receive multi-scenario functional validation, applicable to protein expression profiling, lymphocyte/endothelial membrane localization detection, receptor-ligand binding interaction assessment and tumor immunology research, enabling precise characterization of CD160 expression patterns, subcellular compartment distribution and functional modulation under physiological and pathological states.

CD160 Recombinant Antibody Product

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Product Features

  • Native Ligand Binding Activity: Preserves endogenous immunoglobulin-domain ligand recognition capacity and cytotoxic signal transduction function, supporting accurate innate immune and vascular inflammation research.
  • Immune Receptor Specificity: Validated for stable biological activity and specific cell surface membrane binding, delivering consistent and repeatable research readouts.
  • Vascular Immunity Compatibility: Optimized for lymphocyte cytotoxicity analysis, endothelial immune signal detection and anti-tumor immunomodulator discovery, supplying reliable research tools.
  • Comprehensive Customization Support: Facilitates end-to-end development of customized proteins, antibodies and stable cell lines to address diverse innate immunology and vascular biology research requirements.

Custom CD160 Research Services

Beyond catalog products, Creative Biolabs offers specialized custom services for CD160 research:

  • Custom CD160 Protein Production: Tailored expression of CD160 sequence variants, epitope-tagged receptors and domain-truncated constructs for receptor-ligand interaction and lymphocyte effector research.
  • Custom Antibody Development: Generation of CD160-specific antibodies for expression detection, cell membrane localization profiling, receptor binding evaluation and functional mechanism exploration.
  • Stable Cell Line Engineering: Custom CD160-modified cell models and tumor immune research platforms with standardized functional validation.
  • Functional Assay Development: Design of CD160-mediated cytotoxic signal transduction, endothelial immune regulation and tumor surveillance homeostasis detection assays.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  1. What is the primary function of CD160?

    CD160 is a GPI-linked immune surface receptor that mediates innate lymphocyte cytotoxic signaling and balances vascular endothelial inflammatory immune responses.

  2. Why is CD160 a significant research target?

    CD160 exerts irreplaceable control over anti-tumor innate immunity and vascular barrier homeostasis; functional loss exacerbates malignant progression and vascular inflammatory injury, establishing it as a vital research target.

  3. Are Creative Biolabs' CD160 products suitable for clinical use?

    No, all CD160 products and services are strictly for research use only, not intended for clinical diagnosis or treatment.

  4. What types of CD160 products does Creative Biolabs offer?

    Offerings include CD160 proteins, high-specificity recombinant antibodies and custom stable cell lines for innate immunity and tumor immune research.

  5. How are CD160 proteins validated for activity?

    CD160 proteins undergo functional verification via ligand binding affinity assessment, receptor conformational analysis and signal transduction capacity evaluation.

Reference
  1. Oumeslakht, Loubna, et al. "CD160 receptor in CLL: Current state and future avenues." Frontiers in Immunology 13 (2022): 1028013. Under Open Access license CC BY 4.0, without modification. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1028013
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