Human IL-21R Alexa Fluor® 594-conjugated Antibody

Applications

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application. General Protocols are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Preparation and Storage

Background: IL-21R

Interleukin-21 (IL-21) and its receptor play an important role in the regulation of the immune system. IL-21 R, also called NILR (novel interleukin receptor), is a type I cytokine receptor with 4 conserved cysteine residues and an extracellular WSXWS motif. It is most closely related to IL-2 R beta, IL-4 R alpha  and IL-9 R. The gene for human IL-21 R has been mapped to chromosome 16p12. Human IL-21 R is a 538 amino acid (aa) residue type I transmembrane protein with a 19 aa signal peptide, a 217 aa extracellular domain, a 19 aa transmembrane domain and a 283 aa cytoplasmic domain. IL-21 R is expressed on lymphoid tissues, peripheral B cells and cell lines of T, B and NK lineage. The common gamma  chain ( gamma _c) is required for IL-21 R signaling. The IL-21/IL-21 R interaction appears to play an important role in B and T cell proliferation after antigen stimulation and NK cell maturation.

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Related Research Areas

• B Cell Markers
• Common gamma Chain Receptor Family
• Cytokines and Receptors in Tfh Cell Differentiation and Function
• Isolation, Culture, and Identification of Natural Killer Cells
• Natural Killer T (NKT) Cells
• Receptors in the Jak/STAT Pathway
• Th17 Cells
• Th22 Cells