Further Information
Interleukin-8, CXCL8, C-X-C Motif Chemokine 8, Emoctakin, GCP-1, LAI, MDNCF, MONAP, NAP-1, NCF, TCF
This recombinant proteins is for research use only.
Interleukin-8 (IL-8) was originally discovered as a neutrophil chemotactic and activating factor and is a member of the alpha (CXC) subfamily of chemokines (including also platelet factor 4, GRO, IP-10, etc.). Many cell types, including monocyte/macrophages, T cells, neutrophils, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, keratinocytes, hepatocytes, chondrocytes and various tumor cell lines, produce IL-8 in response to a wide variety of proinflammatory stimuli such as exposure to IL-1, TNF, LPS and viruses. IL-8 has a wide range of other proinflammatory effects. It is a potent chemoattractant for neutrophils and causes degranulation of neutrophil specific granules and azurophilic granules. IL-8 induces expression of the cell adhesion molecules CD11/CD18 and enhances the adherence of neutrophils to endothelial cells and subendothelial matrix proteins. Besides neutrophils, IL-8 is also chemotactic for basophils, T cells and eosinophils. IL-8 has been reported to be a co-mitogen for keratinocytes and was also shown to be an autocrine growth factor for melanoma cells. IL-8 was also reported to be angiogenic both in vivo and in vitro.
Lyophilized from 0.2um-filtered solution in PBS. Reconstituted in sterile H2O not less than 100 μg/ml, which can then be further diluted in other aqueous solutions.
His Tag
3576
chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 8
CXCL8
Homo sapiens
Lyophilized
NP_000575
10834978
>97% (SDS-PAGE).
Endotoxin level is less than 0.1EU/ μg protein (LAL test; Lonza).
Recombinant Protein Sequence:
Thr32-Gly402
E. coli
P21583
