Recombinant Equine IL-2 (Cys141Ser) Protein

Name: Recombinant Equine IL-2 (Cys141Ser) Protein
Brand: R&D Systems
SKU: 1613-IL
Price: 365 USD
Availability: InStock

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R&D Systems E. coli-derived Recombinant Equine IL-2 (Cys141Ser) Protein (1613-IL)
Quality control testing to verify active proteins with lot specific assays by in-house scientists
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Source

E. coli

Accession Number

NP_001078902

Applications

Bioactivity

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Product Specifications

Source

E. coli-derived equine IL-2 protein
Ala21-Thr149 (Cys141Ser), with and without an N-terminal Met

Purity

>97%, by SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions and visualized by silver stain.

Endotoxin Level

<0.01 EU per 1 μg of the protein by the LAL method.

N-terminal Sequence Analysis

Met & Ala21

Predicted Molecular Mass

15 kDa

Activity

Measured in a cell proliferation assay using CTLL‑2 mouse cytotoxic T cells. Gearing, A.J.H. and C.B. Bird (1987) in Lymphokines and Interferons, A Practical Approach. Clemens, M.J. et al. (eds): IRL Press. 295.
The ED₅₀ for this effect is 0.3‑1.5 µg/mL.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Carrier Free

What does CF mean?

CF stands for Carrier Free (CF). We typically add Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) as a carrier protein to our recombinant proteins. Adding a carrier protein enhances protein stability, increases shelf-life, and allows the recombinant protein to be stored at a more dilute concentration. The carrier free version does not contain BSA.

What formulation is right for me?

In general, we advise purchasing the recombinant protein with BSA for use in cell or tissue culture, or as an ELISA standard. In contrast, the carrier free protein is recommended for applications, in which the presence of BSA could interfere.

Carrier: 1613-IL

Formulation	Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in Sodium Acetate with BSA as a carrier protein.
Reconstitution	Reconstitute at 200 μg/mL in sterile PBS containing at least 0.1% human or bovine serum albumin.
Shipping	The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.
Stability & Storage	Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied. 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution. 3 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Carrier Free: 1613-IL/CF

Formulation	Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in Sodium Acetate.
Reconstitution	Reconstitute at 200 μg/mL in sterile PBS.
Shipping	The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.
Stability & Storage	Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied. 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution. 3 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Calculators

The reconstitution calculator allows you to quickly calculate the volume of a reagent to reconstitute your vial. Simply enter the mass of reagent and the target concentration and the calculator will determine the rest.

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Background: IL-2

Interleukin 2 was initially identified as a T cell growth factor that is produced by T cells following activation by mitogens or antigens (1). IL-2 has since been found to also stimulate the growth and differentiation of B cells, natural killer (NK) cells, lymphocyte activated killer (LAK) cells, monocytes/macrophages and oligodendrocytes (2).

The biological activity of IL-2 is mediated by the binding of IL-2 to cell surface receptor complexes. The functional high-affinity receptor that mediate IL‑2 signals is composed of three polypeptide chains, the IL-2 receptor alpha, beta and gamma subunits (3). IL-2 also signals via the intermediate affinity receptor complex of the beta and gamma subunits (4). In T cells, the beta and gamma subunits are shared with the IL-15 receptor complex (5). The gamma subunit of the IL-2 receptor complex has also been shown to be a subunit of the receptor complexes of IL-4, IL-7, IL-9 and IL-21 (6).

At the amino acid sequence level, equine IL-2 shares 72%, 70%, 56% and 54% sequence similarities with human, porcine, rat and mouse IL-2, respectively. It has been reported that equine IL-2 augmented proliferation in equine peripheral blood mononuclear cells, but has no effect on mouse CTLL-2 cells (7).

References

Morgan, D.A. et al. (1976) Science 193:1007.
Smith, K.A. et al. (1988) Science 240:1169.
Taniguchi, T. and Y. Minami (1993) Cell 73:5.
Giri, J. et al. (1994) EMBO J. 13:2822.
Waldmann, T. et al. (1998) Int. Rev. Immunol. 16:205.
Nelson, B.H. and D.M. Willeford (1998) Adv. Immunol. 70:1.
E.V. Vandergrift and D.W. Horohov (1993) Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 39:395.

Long Name

Interleukin 2

Alternate Names

Aldesleukin, IL2, Proleukin, TCGF

Entrez Gene IDs

3558 (Human); 16183 (Mouse); 116562 (Rat); 396868 (Porcine); 280822 (Bovine); 403989 (Canine); 100034204 (Equine); 751114 (Feline); 100302458 (Rabbit)