IL-2 Recombinant Protein
| Code | Size | Price |
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| PSI-11-249-0.1mg | 0.1mg | £657.00 |
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Overview
Host Type: Human
Regulatory Status: RUO
Target Species: Human
Applications:
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
- Western Blot (WB)
Shipping:
blue ice or RT
Storage:
Lyophilized Protein should be stored at -20˚C or lower for long term storage. Upon reconstitution, working aliquots should be stored at -20˚C or -70˚C. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
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Further Information
Additional Names:
IL2,TCGF,lymphokine,Interleukin 2
Application Note:
This protein carries a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus. The protein has a calculated MW of 17.3 kDa. The protein migrates as 18 kDa and 19 kDa under reducing (R) condition (SDS-PAGE) due to glycosylation.
Background:
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is an interleukin, a type of cytokine immune system signaling molecule, which is a leukocytotrophic hormone that is instrumental in the body's natural response to microbial infection and in discriminating between foreign (non-self) and self. IL-2 mediates its effects by binding to IL-2 receptors, which are expressed by lymphocytes, the cells that are responsible for immunity. Mature human IL-2 shares 56% and 66% aa sequence identity with mouse and rat IL-2, respectively. Human and mouse IL-2 exhibit crossspecies activity. The receptor for IL-2 consists of three subunits that are present on the cell surface in varying preformed complexes. IL-2 is also necessary during T cell development in the thymus for the maturation of a unique subset of T cells that are termed regulatory T cells (T-regs). After exiting from the thymus, T-Regs function to prevent other T cells from recognizing and reacting against "self antigens", which could result in "autoimmunity". T-Regs do so by preventing the responding cells from producing IL-2. Thus, IL-2 is required to discriminate between self and non-self, another one of the unique characteristics of the immune system.
Background References:
- Gaffen, S.L. and K.D. Liu, 2004, Cytokine 28:109.
- Kasakura S, Lowenstein L, 1965, Nature 208 (5012): 794-795.
- Smith KA, Favata MF, Oroszlan S, 1983, J. Immunol. 131 (4): 1808.
- Thornton AM, Shevach EM, 1998, J. Exp. Med.?188?(2): 287-96.
Buffer:
PBS, pH7.4
Fusion Tag:
His Tag
NCBI Gene ID #:
3558
NCBI Official Name:
interleukin2
NCBI Official Symbol:
IL2
NCBI Organism:
Homo sapiens
Physical State:
Lyophilized
Predicted Molecular Weight:
17.3 kDa
Protein Accession #:
NP_000577.2
Purity:
>90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Recombinant Protein Sequence:
#N/A
Source:
HEK293 cells
Swissprot #:
P60568