Recombinant soluble Fcγ receptors: production, purification and biological activities

Abstract Soluble forms of low affinity receptors for the Fc portion of IgG circulate in body fluids and regulate immune functions. We describe the transfection, production and purification techniques which allow the preparation, at a laboratory scale, of milligram amounts of glycosylated recombinant mouse and human soluble Fcγ receptors. These recombinant products bind IgG and are biologically active on immune responses, like their normal counterparts.