Recombinant Human IL-18 BPa His-tag Protein, CF
R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 11236-BP
Key Product Details
Product Specifications
Source
Thr31-Gly194, with a C-terminal 6-His tag
Purity
Endotoxin Level
N-terminal Sequence Analysis
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SDS-PAGE
Activity
Scientific Data Images for Recombinant Human IL-18 BPa His-tag Protein, CF
Recombinant Human IL-18 BPa His-tag Protein Bioactivity.
Measured by its ability to inhibit the IL-18-induced response of KG-1 Human Acute Myelogenous Leukemia cells . The ED50 for this effect is 5.00-30.0 ng/mL in the presence of 20 ng/mL of Recombinant Human IL-18.Recombinant Human IL-18 BPa His-tag Protein SDS-PAGE.
2 μg/lane of Recombinant Human IL-18 BPa His-tag Protein (Catalog # 11236-BP) was resolved with SDS-PAGE under reducing (R) and non-reducing (NR) conditions and visualized by Coomassie® Blue staining, showing bands at 44-51 kDa.Formulation, Preparation and Storage
11236-BP
Formulation | Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with trehalose. |
Reconstitution | Reconstitute at 500 μg/mL in PBS. |
Shipping | The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. |
Stability & Storage | Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
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Background: IL-18 BPa
IL-18 Receptor alpha (IL-18 Ra), also known as IL-18 R1, IL-1 R5, and IL-1 Rrp, is a transmembrane component of the IL-18 Receptor (1). It associates with IL‑18 Rb/IL‑1 R7 to form the high affinity receptor complex for IL-18 and confer cellular responsiveness to IL-18 (2, 3). IL-18 is a member of the IL-1 family of cytokines and shares numerous immunoregulatory functions with IL-12. Mature human IL-18 Ra consists of a 308 amino acid (aa) extracellular domain (ECD) with three immunoglobulin-like domains, a 21 aa transmembrane segment, and a 191 aa cytoplasmic domain (4). Within the ECD, human IL-18 Ra shares 56% aa sequence identity with mouse and rat IL-18 Ra. IL-18 Ra is widely expressed on epithelial cells as well as on B cells, NK cells, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and dendritic cells (5-8). Signaling through the IL-18 receptor promotes a Th1 biased immune response and NK cell cytolytic activity (6, 7, 9-11). It also contributes to cigarette smoke-induced airway inflammation and epithelial damage (12).
References
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