Anti-BCMA CAR-T Cells
The anti-BCMA CAR-T cells are produced by high-titer lentiviral transduction of human primary CD4+CD8+ T cells using the anti-BCMA CAR Lentivirus (BPS Bioscience #78655). These ready-to-use CAR-T cells express an anti-BCMA CAR consisting of the ScFv (Single chain fragment variable) of anti-BCMA (clone C11D5.3) linked to a 2nd generation CAR (Chimeric Antigen Receptor) containing CD8 hinge and transmembrane domains, and the 4-1BB and CD3ζ signaling domains (Figure 1).
These CAR-T cells have been validated using flow cytometry (to determine the CAR expression) and co-culture cytotoxicity assays.
Figure 1: Construct diagram showing components of the anti-BCMA CAR expressed in anti-BCMA CAR-T cells.
Name | Ordering Information |
Human Interleukin-2 | BPS Bioscience #90184 |
Human CD3/CD28/CD2 T Cell Activator | Stemcell Technologies #10970 |
BCMA/Firefly Luciferase CHO Cell Line | BPS Bioscience #79724 |
Firefly Luciferase CHO Cell Line | BPS Bioscience #79725 |
Firefly Luciferase RPMI8226 Cell Line | BPS Bioscience #79834 |
Untransduced T Cells (Negative Control for CAR-T cells) | BPS Bioscience #78170 |
ONE-Step™ Luciferase Assay System | BPS Bioscience #60690 |
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Recommended anti-BCMA CAR-T Cell Medium: TCellM™ (BPS Bioscience #78753) supplemented with 10 ng/ml Interleukin-2 (BPS Bioscience #90184).
The cells have been screened to confirm the absence of Mycoplasma species.
B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), also known as CD269 or tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 17 (TNFRSF17), is a cell surface receptor of the TNF receptor superfamily that recognizes B-cell activating factor (BAFF). BCMA is preferentially expressed in mature B lymphocytes and on Multiple Myeloma (MM) cells. BCMA is a highly attractive target antigen for immunotherapy because of its restricted expression in nonmalignant tissue but almost universal expression on MM cells. So far FDA has approved two BCMA CAR-T therapies for the treatment of multiple myeloma.