Human IL‑13 R alpha 2 Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594‑conjugated Antibody

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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

Western Blot

Label

Alexa Fluor Plus 594 (Excitation = 590 nm, Emission = 618 nm)

Antibody Source

Recombinant Monoclonal Rabbit IgG Clone # 2725C
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Product Specifications

Specificity

Detects Human IL‑13 R alpha 2 in direct ELISAs.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Rabbit

Isotype

IgG

Applications for Human IL‑13 R alpha 2 Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594‑conjugated Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Western Blot

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

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

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

Background: IL-13 R alpha 2

Interleukin‑13 Receptor alpha 2 (IL‑13 R alpha 2), also known as IL‑13 binding protein, and CD213a2, is a widely expressed 55 kDa cytokine receptor that plays an important role in the Th2‑polarized immune responses characteristic of a variety of pathologies, including parasitic infections and allergic asthma (1, 2). Mature human IL‑13 R alpha 2 consists of a 317 amino acid (aa) extracellular domain with three fibronectin type‑III domains, a WSxWS motif, a 20 aa transmembrane segment, and a 17 aa cytoplasmic domain (3). Within the ECD, human IL‑13 R alpha 2 shares 64% and 62% aa sequence identity with mouse and rat IL‑13 R alpha 2, respectively. In both mouse and human, a 40 kDa‑50 kDa soluble form of IL‑13 R alpha 2 can be generated by MMP‑8 mediated shedding in vitro (4).  Although this is assumed to occur in vivo in mouse, there is no evidence that shedding occurs in human (5‑7).  In mouse, alternative splicing also leads to sIL‑13 R alpha 2, but again, this phenomenon apparently does not occur in human (6‑7).  Thus, the biological effects of human IL‑13 R alpha 2 would appear to be mediated exclusively by membrane IL‑13 R alpha 2 (7). The biological effects of IL‑13 and IL‑4 are closely related in part due to a shared receptor system. IL‑13 binds to IL‑13 R alpha 1 which then forms a signaling complex with IL‑4 R alpha (8, 9). IL‑13 R alpha 2 functions as a decoy receptor by binding and internalizing IL‑13 and preventing it from signaling through the IL‑13 R alpha 1/IL‑4 R alpha complex (3, 10). IL‑13 R alpha 2 can also block IL‑4 induced responses by inhibiting IL‑4 bound IL‑13 R alpha 1/IL‑4 R alpha receptor complexes even though it does not itself bind IL‑4 (11, 12). Aside from its decoy function, IL‑13‑activated IL‑13 R alpha 2 directly promotes the development of tissue fibrosis by inducing the transcription of TGF‑ beta (13). Presumably, any human soluble IL‑13 R alpha 2, if it exists, will retain its ligand binding capability and attenuate responses to IL‑13 but not to IL‑4 (11, 14). The up‑regulation of transmembrane during Th2‑biased immune responses limits the extent of those responses (15‑17).

References

  1. Wynn, T.A. (2003) Annu. Rev. Immunol. 21:425.
  2. Tabata, Y. et al. (2007) Curr. Allergy Asthma Rep. 7:338.
  3. Caput, D. et al. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271:16921.
  4. Chen, W. et al. (2008) J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 122:625.
  5. O’Toole, M. et al. (2008) Clin. Exp. Allergy 38:594.
  6. Chen, W. et al. (2009) J. Immunol. 183:7870.
  7. Kasaian, M.T. et al. (2011) J. Immunol. 187:561.
  8. Andrews, A.-L. et al. (2006) J. Immunol. 176:7456.
  9. Zurawski, S.M. et al. (1995) J. Biol. Chem. 270:13869.
  10. Donaldson, D.D. et al. (1998) J. Immunol. 161:2317.
  11. Andrews, A.-L. et al. (2006) J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 118:858.
  12. Rahaman, S.O. et al. (2002) Cancer Res. 62:1103.
  13. Fichtner-Feigl, S. et al. (2006) Nat. Med. 12:99.
  14. Zhang, J.G. et al. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272:9474.
  15. Chiaramonte, M.G. et al. (2003) J. Exp. Med. 197:687.
  16. Morimoto, M. et al. (2009) J. Immunol. 183:1934.
  17. Zheng, T. et al. (2008) J. Immunol. 180:522.

Long Name

Interleukin 13 Receptor alpha 2

Alternate Names

CD213a2, IL-13Ra2, IL13R alpha 2, IL13RA2

Entrez Gene IDs

3598 (Human); 16165 (Mouse)

Gene Symbol

IL13RA2

UniProt

NP_000631

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This product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. The transfer of this product is conditioned on the buyer using the purchased product solely in research conducted by the buyer, excluding contract research or any fee for service research, and the buyer must not (1) use this product or its components for (a) diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes; (b) testing, analysis or screening services, or information in return for compensation on a per-test basis; or (c) manufacturing or quality assurance or quality control, and/or (2) sell or transfer this product or its components for resale, whether or not resold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than as described above, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com.

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