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Key Product Details

Validated by

Biological Validation

Species Reactivity

Validated:

Human

Cited:

Human

Applications

Validated:

Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry

Cited:

Flow Cytometry

Label

Fluorescein (Excitation = 488 nm, Emission = 515-545 nm)

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # 34559

Product Specifications

Immunogen

E. coli-derived recombinant human IL-15
Asn49-Ser162
Accession # P40933

Specificity

Detects human IL-15 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs, no cross-reactivity with recombinant human (rh) IL-2, recombinant mouse IL-15, or rhIL-21 is observed.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Scientific Data Images for Human IL-15 Fluorescein-conjugated Antibody

Detection of IL-15 antibody in Human PBMCs antibody by Flow Cytometry.

Detection of IL‑15 in Human PBMCs by Flow Cytometry.

Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) treated with LPS were stained with Mouse Anti-Human IL-15 Fluorescein-conjugated Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # IC2471F, filled histogram) or isotype control antibody (Catalog # IC002F, open histogram). To facilitate intracellular staining, cells were fixed with Flow Cytometry Fixation Buffer (Catalog # FC004) and permeabilized with Flow Cytometry Permeabilization/Wash Buffer I (Catalog # FC005). View our protocol for Staining Intracellular Molecules.

Applications for Human IL-15 Fluorescein-conjugated Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry

10 µL/106 cells
Sample: Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) treated with LPS were fixed with Flow Cytometry Fixation Buffer (Catalog # FC004) and permeabilized with Flow Cytometry Permeabilization/Wash Buffer I (Catalog # FC005)

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A or G purified from ascites

Formulation

Supplied in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Protect from light. Do not freeze.
  • 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied.

Background: IL-15

Interleukin 15 (IL-15) is a widely expressed 14 kDa cytokine that is structurally and functionally related to IL-2 (1‑3). Mature human IL‑15 shares 70% amino acid sequence identity with mouse and rat IL-15. Alternate splicing generates isoforms of IL-15 with either a long or short signal peptide (LSP or SSP), and the SSP isoform is retained intracellularly (4). IL-15 binds with high affinity to IL-15 R alpha (5). It binds with lower affinity to a complex of IL-2 R beta and the common gamma chain ( gammac) which are also subunits of the IL-2 receptor complex (1, 6). IL-15 associates with IL-15 R alpha in the endoplasmic reticulum, and this complex is expressed on the cell surface (7, 8). The dominant mechanism of IL-15 action is known as transpresentation in which IL-15 and IL-15 R alpha are coordinately expressed on the surface of one cell and interact with complexes of IL-2 R beta/ gammac on adjacent cells (9). This enables cells to respond to IL-15 even if they do not express IL-15 R alpha (8, 10). Soluble IL-15-binding forms of IL-15 R alpha can be generated by proteolytic shedding or alternate splicing (11‑13). These molecules retain the ability to bind tightly to IL-15 and can either inhibit or augment IL-15 function (5, 12, 13). Consistent with its shared use of IL-2 receptor subunits, IL-15 induces IL-2-like effects in lymphocyte development and homeostasis (3). It is particularly important for the maintenance and activation of NK cells and CD8+ memory T cells (3). IL-15 also exerts pleiotropic effects on other hematopoietic cells and non-immune cells (2). Ligation of membrane-associated IL-15/IL-15 R alpha complexes induces reverse signaling that promotes cellular adhesion, tyrosine phosphorylation of intracellular proteins, and cytokine secretion by the IL-15/IL-15 R alpha expressing cells (14, 15).

References

  1. Grabstein, K. et al. (1994) Science 264:965.
  2. Budagian, V. et al. (2006) Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 17:259.
  3. Ma, A. et al. (2006) Annu. Rev. Immunol. 24:657.
  4. Tagaya, Y. et al. (1997) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:14444.
  5. Giri, J.G. et al. (1995) EMBO 14:3654.
  6. Giri, J. et al. (1994) EMBO J. 13:2822.
  7. Duitman, E.H. et al. (2008) Mol. Cell. Biol. 28:4851.
  8. Dubois, S. et al. (2002) Immunity 17:537.
  9. Stonier, S.W. and K.S. Schluns (2010) Immunol. Lett. 127:85.
  10. Burkett, P.R. et al. (2004) J. Exp. Med. 200:825.
  11. Budagian, V. et al. (2004) J. Biol. Chem. 279:40368.
  12. Mortier, E. et al. (2004) J. Immunol. 173:1681.
  13. Bulanova, E. et al. (2007) J. Biol. Chem. 282:13167.
  14. Budagian, V. et al. (2004) J. Biol. Chem. 279:42192.
  15. Neely, G.G. et al. (2004) J. Immunol. 172:4225.

Long Name

Interleukin 15

Alternate Names

IL15

Entrez Gene IDs

3600 (Human); 16168 (Mouse); 25670 (Rat); 102119613 (Cynomolgus Monkey); 493682 (Feline)

Gene Symbol

IL15

UniProt

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