MICA is the highly polymorphic major histocompatability complex class I chain-related protein A. MICA is a single pass type I transmembrane glycoprotein that belongs to the MIC subfamily of MHC-I family of Immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF). MICA contains 1 Ig-like C1-type motifs (1 IgC1) in the extracellular domain (ECD) in addition to a transmembrane (TM) domain and a cytoplasmic tail. MICA is expressed on the cell surface, although unlike canonical class I molecules it does not seem to associate with beta-2-microglobulin. MICA acts as a ligand for the KLRK1/NKG2-D type II integral membrane protein receptor. Binding to KLRK1 leads to cell lysis.  MICA also functions as a stress-induced antigen that is broadly recognized by intestinal epithelial gamma delta T cells. Variations in this gene have been associated with susceptibility to psoriasis 1 and psoriatic arthritis, and the shedding of MICA-related antibodies and ligands is involved in the progression from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance to multiple myeloma (MM).

MICA is the highly polymorphic major histocompatability complex class I chain-related protein A. MICA is a single pass type I transmembrane glycoprotein that belongs to the MIC subfamily of MHC-I family of Immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF). MICA contains 1 Ig-like C1-type motifs (1 IgC1) in the extracellular domain (ECD) in addition to a transmembrane (TM) domain and a cytoplasmic tail. MICA is expressed on the cell surface, although unlike canonical class I molecules it does not seem to associate with beta-2-microglobulin. MICA acts as a ligand for the KLRK1/NKG2-D type II integral membrane protein receptor. Binding to KLRK1 leads to cell lysis.  MICA also functions as a stress-induced antigen that is broadly recognized by intestinal epithelial gamma delta T cells. Variations in this gene have been associated with susceptibility to psoriasis 1 and psoriatic arthritis, and the shedding of MICA-related antibodies and ligands is involved in the progression from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance to multiple myeloma (MM).

 

Product Details

 

Gene Symbol: MICA; MIC-A; PERB11.1

 

NCBI Gene ID: 100507436

 

Uniprot Entry: Q29983

 

Construct Details: Full length human MICA gene is subcloned into the Lentiviral expression vector pLTC with an upstream CMV promoter, which can be used for both transient and stable expression in mammalian cells.  It can be co-transfected with the LentiPAK DNA mix (SKU# LP-001) into HEK293 cells to produce high titer lentiviral particles.

 

Vector Type: pLTC (lentiviral expression vector containing a heterologous CMV promoter and with or without a marker, see the vector map above)

 

Formulation: Supplied with 10 μg of endotoxin-free plasmid DNA at 200 ng/μl in sterile TE buffer (pH8.0)

 

Gene Insert Size: 1152 (bp)

 

Gene Insert Sequence:  

ATGGGGCTGGGCCCGGTCTTCCTGCTTCTGGCTGGCATCTTCCCTTTTGCACCTCCGGGAGCTGCTGCTGAGCCCCACAG

TCTTCGTTATAACCTCACGGTGCTGTCCTGGGATGGATCTGTGCAGTCAGGGTTTCTCACTGAGGTACATCTGGATGGTC

AGCCCTTCCTGCGCTGTGACAGGCAGAAATGCAGGGCAAAGCCCCAGGGACAGTGGGCAGAAGATGTCCTGGGAAATAAG

ACATGGGACAGAGAGACCAGAGACTTGACAGGGAACGGAAAGGACCTCAGGATGACCCTGGCTCATATCAAGGACCAGAA

AGAAGGCTTGCATTCCCTCCAGGAGATTAGGGTCTGTGAGATCCATGAAGACAACAGCACCAGGAGCTCCCAGCATTTCT

ACTACGATGGGGAGCTCTTCCTCTCCCAAAACCTGGAGACTAAGGAATGGACAATGCCCCAGTCCTCCAGAGCTCAGACC

TTGGCCATGAACGTCAGGAATTTCTTGAAGGAAGATGCCATGAAGACCAAGACACACTATCACGCTATGCATGCAGACTG

CCTGCAGGAACTACGGCGATATCTAAAATCCGGCGTAGTCCTGAGGAGAACAGTGCCCCCCATGGTGAATGTCACCCGCA

GCGAGGCCTCAGAGGGCAACATTACCGTGACATGCAGGGCTTCTGGCTTCTATCCCTGGAATATCACACTGAGCTGGCGT

CAGGATGGGGTATCTTTGAGCCACGACACCCAGCAGTGGGGGGATGTCCTGCCTGATGGGAATGGAACCTACCAGACCTG

GGTGGCCACCAGGATTTGCCAAGGAGAGGAGCAGAGGTTCACCTGCTACATGGAACACAGCGGGAATCACAGCACTCACC

CTGTGCCCTCTGGGAAAGTGCTGGTGCTTCAGAGTCATTGGCAGACATTCCATGTTTCTGCTGTTGCTGCTGCTGCTATT

TTTGTTATTATTATTTTCTATGTCCGTTGTTGTAAGAAGAAAACATCAGCTGCAGAGGGTCCAGAGCTCGTGAGCCTGCA

GGTCCTGGATCAACACCCAGTTGGGACGAGTGACCACAGGGATGCCACACAGCTCGGATTTCAGCCTCTGATGTCAGATC

TTGGGTCCACTGGCTCCACTGAGGGCGCCTAG

 

 

Primers: Gene insert coding sequence can be confirmed by following primers:

(a) forward (or 5'-end) primer: 5’-CAAATGGGCGGTAGGCGTG-3’;

(b) reverse (or 3'-end) primer: 5’-CCAGGTTTCCGGGCCCTCAC-3’

 

 

Note: The sequence may vary due to the naturally occurring variants or mutations, such as single nucleotide polymorphism, or the artifact during PCR amplification.  High fidelity PCR systems should always be used. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Storage

 

The product is shipped at 4°C. Upon receipt, centrifuge the product briefly before opening the vial. It is recommended to store small aliquots at the temperature below –20°C for long-term storage and the product is stable for 6 months. 

 

 

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

 

 

 

FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY. NOT FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC USE IN HUMAN.

 

References

 

 

 

Additional supporting documents, including PDS, COA and MSDS are available upon request.

 

 

 

FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY. NOT FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC USE IN HUMAN.

Restriction: This product is not transferable or re-sellable.  Customer obtain no right to transfer, assign, or sublicense its use rights, or to transfer, resell, package, or otherwise distribute the product, or to use the product for the benefit of any third party or for any commercial purpose.  Customer may only use the product in compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations and rules.  Customer may not directly or indirectly use the product or allow the transfer, transmission, export or re-export of all or any part of the product in violation of any export control law or regulation of the united states or any other relevant jurisdiction.  Your use of this product constitutes acceptance of the terms of this limited use agreement.  Please refer to our “terms & conditions” for details.  If you are not willing to accept the limitation of this agreement, G&P Biosciences will accept return of the product for a full/partial refund.