Flex-T™ is BioLegend's technology to study antigen-specific T cells through their TCRs. It has the unique property of allowing the loading of peptides of interest into the binding site of the MHC groove, by using ultraviolet (UV) light labile, exchangeable peptides.
Introduction
What are MHC tetramers and what can you do with them?
The T-cell mediated immune response is defined by the interaction between antigen presenting cells and T cells, through the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) and the T cell receptor (TCR). MHC molecules present a peptide to antigen-specific T cells that recognize this peptide. Soluble, monomeric MHC molecules bind very weakly to the TCR. However, by making a tetramer through a fluorescently labeled streptavidin conjugate, the complex has greater avidity to the T cell and maintains more stable binding by interacting with several TCRs, making it useful for flow cytometry detection of antigen specific T cells.
What is Flex-T™?
Flex-T™ is BioLegend's technology to study antigen-specific T cells through their TCRs. It has the unique property of allowing the loading of peptides of interest into the binding site of the MHC groove, by using ultraviolet (UV) light labile, exchangeable peptides. Flex-T™ technology features:
- Flexible peptide loading
- Two color combination capability
- High throughput screening
- High specificity
- Ease of use
- Affordability
