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Rat CD25/IL-2R alpha Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # FAB51561G

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne

Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Rat

Applications

Flow Cytometry

Label

Alexa Fluor 488 (Excitation = 488 nm, Emission = 515-545 nm)

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG1 Clone # 745520

Product Specifications

Immunogen

Chinese hamster ovary cell line CHO-derived recombinant rat CD25/IL-2 R alpha
Glu22-Gln235
Accession # P26897

Specificity

Detects rat CD25/IL-2 R alpha in ELISAs. In direct ELISAs, no cross-reactivity with recombinant mouse (rm) CD25/IL-2 R alpha, rmIL-2 R beta, rmCommon gamma chain, rmIL-15 R alpha, or recombinant human CD25/IL-2 R alpha is observed.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG1

Applications for Rat CD25/IL-2R alpha Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Flow Cytometry

0.25-1 µg/106 cells
Sample: Rat splenocytes

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

Formulation

Supplied 0.2 mg/mL 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

Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.

Background: CD25/IL-2R alpha

IL-2 receptor alpha (IL-2 R alpha), also known as CD25, is a 55 kDa type I membrane glycoprotein that belongs to the family of cytokine receptors that utilize the common gamma chain subunit ( gammac). IL-2 R alpha is primarily expressed on activated T cells and on regulatory T cells (Treg) (1 - 3). The rat IL-2 R alpha cDNA encodes a 267 amino acid (aa) precursor that includes a 21 aa signal peptide, a 214 aa extracellular domain (ECD) with two Sushi domains, a 21 aa transmembrane segment, and an 11 aa cytoplasmic domain (4). Within the ECD, rat IL-2 R alpha shares 58% and 81% aa sequence identity with human and mouse IL-2 R alpha, respectively. It shares approximately 15% aa sequence identity with IL-4, -7, -9, -15, and -21 receptor subunits that also complex with gammac. IL-2 R beta (CD122) and gammac (IL-2 R gamma/CD132) dimerize to form a constitutively expressed intermediate affinity IL-2 receptor (5, 6). By itself, IL-2 R alpha binds IL-2 with low affinity. It associates with IL-2 R beta and  gammac to generate a ternary high affinity IL-2 receptor complex (7). A soluble form of IL-2 R alpha can be generated by proteolytic cleavage of the cell surface receptor, rendering the T cell unresponsive to IL-2 (8, 9). Increased serum levels of soluble IL-2 R alpha are found in some cancers and immune disorders (10). IL-2 R alpha is required for activation induced cell death (AICD) of naive T cells, a mechanism responsible for deleting autoreactive T cell clones (11, 12). IL-2 R alpha is also required for the development of CD4+CD25+ Treg which suppress autoreactive CD4+ T cells, thereby contributing to peripheral T cell homeostasis (11-13).

References

  1. Minami, Y. et al. (1993) Annu. Rev. Immunol. 11:245.
  2. Kovanen, P.E. and W.J. Leonard (2004) Immunol. Rev. 202:67.
  3. Bluestone, J.A. and Q. Tang (2005) Curr. Opin. Immunol. 17:638.
  4. Page, T.H. and M.J. Dallman (1991) Eur. J. Immunol. 21:2133.
  5. Hatakeyama, M. et al. (1989) Science 244:551.
  6. Takeshita, T. et al. (1992) Science 257:379.
  7. Wang, X. et al. (2005) Science 310:1159.
  8. Wagner, D.K. et al. (1986) J. Immunol. 137:592.
  9. Schulz, O. et al. (1998) J. Exp. Med. 187:271.
  10. Witkowska, A.M. (2005) Mediators Inflamm. 2005:121.
  11. Willerford, D.M. et al. (1995) Immunity 3:521.
  12. Van Parijs, L. et al. (1997) J. Immunol. 158:3738.
  13. Almeida, A.R.M. et al. (2002) J. Immunol. 169:4850.

Long Name

Interleukin 2 Receptor alpha

Alternate Names

CD25, IL-2 R alpha, IL-2Ra, IL2R alpha, IL2RA

Entrez Gene IDs

3559 (Human); 16184 (Mouse); 25704 (Rat); 403870 (Canine); 102123605 (Cynomolgus Monkey)

Gene Symbol

IL2RA

UniProt

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