Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Rat

Applications

Western Blot

Label

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

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG2B Clone # 119905
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Product Specifications

Specificity

Detects rat IL-5 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, no cross-reactivity with recombinant human IL-5 and recombinant mouse IL-5 is observed.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG2B

Applications for Rat IL‑5 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-5

Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a secreted glycoprotein that belongs to the alpha -helical group of cytokines (1 ‑ 3). Unlike other family members, it is present as a covalently linked antiparallel dimer (4, 5). The cDNA for rat IL-5 encodes a signal peptide and a 113 amino acid (aa) secreted mature protein. Mature rat IL-5 shares 70%, 94%, 56%, 63%, 59% and 59%, aa sequence identity with human, mouse, canine, equine, feline and porcine IL-5, respectively. IL-5 is primarily produced by CD4+ Th2 cells, but also by activated eosinophils, mast cells, EBV-transformed B cells, Reed-Sternberg cells in Hodgkin’s disease, and IL-2-stimulated invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT) (1 ‑ 3, 6 ‑ 8). IL-5 increases production and mobilization of eosinophils and CD34+ progenitors from the bone marrow and causes maturation of eosinophil precursors outside the bone marrow (1, 6, 9, 10). The receptor for human IL-5, mainly expressed by eosinophils, but also found on basophils and mast cells, consists of a unique ligand-binding subunit (IL-5 R alpha ) and a shared signal‑transducing subunit, beta c (3, 6, 11). IL-5 R alpha first binds IL-5 at low affinity, then associates with preformed beta c dimers, forming a high-affinity receptor (12). IL-5 also binds proteoglycans, potentially enhancing its activity (13). Soluble forms of IL-5 R alpha   antagonize IL-5 and can be found in vivo (10, 14). In humans, IL-5 primarily affects cells of the eosinophilic lineage, and promotes their differentiation, maturation, activation, migration and survival, while in mice IL-5 also enhances Ig class switching and release from B1 cells (1 ‑ 3, 9, 10, 15, 16). IL-5 also promotes differentiation of basophils and primes them for histamine and leukotriene release (17).

References

  1. Rosenberg, H. F. et al. (2007) J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 119:1303.
  2. Elsas, P.X. and M. I. G. Elsas (2007) Curr. Med. Chem. 14:1925.
  3. Martinez-Moczygemba, M. and D. P. Huston (2003) J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 112:653.
  4. Minamitake, Y. et al. (1990) J. Biochem. 107:292.
  5. McKenzie, A. N. et al. (1991) Mol. Immunol. 28:155.
  6. Shakoory, B. et al. (2004) J. Interferon Cytokine Res. 24:271.
  7. Lalani, T. et al. (1999) Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. 82:317.
  8. Sakuishi, K. et al. (2007) J. Immunol. 179:3452.
  9. Clutterbuck, E. J. et al. (1989) Blood 73:1504.
  10. Cameron, L. et al. (2000) J. Immunol. 164:1538.
  11. Tavernier, J. et al. (1991) Cell 66:1175.
  12. Zaks-Zilberman, M. et al. (2008) J. Biol. Chem. 283:13398.
  13. Lipscombe, R. et al. (1998) J. Leukocyte Biol. 63:342.
  14. Tavernier, J. et al. (2000) Blood 95:1600.
  15. Kopf, M. et al. (1996) Immunity 4:15.
  16. Horikawa, K. and K. Takatsu (2006) Immunology 118:497.
  17. Denburg, J. A. et al. (1991) Blood 77:1462.

Long Name

Interleukin 5

Alternate Names

BCDF mu, BCGFII, EDF, Eo-CSF, IL5, TRF

Entrez Gene IDs

3567 (Human); 16191 (Mouse); 24497 (Rat); 397409 (Porcine); 280825 (Bovine); 403790 (Canine); 100034199 (Equine); 493803 (Feline)

Gene Symbol

IL5

UniProt

Q08125

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