Recombinant Human IL-18 BPa His-tag Protein, CF

Catalog #: 11236-BP Datasheet / COA / SDS

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Recombinant Human IL-18 BPa His-tag Protein Bioactivity.

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Recombinant Human IL-18 BPa His-tag Protein, CF Summary

Product Specifications

Purity

>95%, by SDS-PAGE visualized with Silver Staining and quantitative densitometry by Coomassie® Blue Staining.

Endotoxin Level

<0.10 EU per 1 μg of the protein by the LAL method.

Activity

Measured by its ability to inhibit the IL-18-induced response of KG-1 human acute myelogenous leukemia cells. The ED₅₀ for this effect is 5.00-30.0 ng/mL in the presence of 20 ng/mL of recombinant human IL-18.

Source

Human embryonic kidney cell, HEK293-derived human IL-18 BPa protein
Thr31-Gly194, with a C-terminal 6-His tag

Accession #

O95998.2

N-terminal Sequence
Analysis

Thr31

Predicted Molecular Mass

18 kDa

SDS-PAGE

44-51 kDa, under reducing conditions.

Product Datasheets

11236-BP

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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.

11236-BP

Formulation	Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with trehalose.
Reconstitution	Reconstitute at 500 μg/mL in 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.

Scientific Data

Bioactivity

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Measured by its ability to inhibit the IL-18-induced response of KG-1 Human Acute Myelogenous Leukemia cells. The ED₅₀ for this effect is 5.00-30.0 ng/mL in the presence of 20 ng/mL of Recombinant Human IL-18.

SDS-PAGE

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2 μg/lane of Recombinant Human IL-18 BPa His-tag Protein (Catalog # 11236-BP) was resolved with SDS-PAGE under reducing (R) and non-reducing (NR) conditions and visualized by Coomassie® Blue staining, showing bands at 44-51 kDa.

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Background: IL-18 BPa

IL-18 Receptor alpha (IL-18 Ra), also known as IL-18 R1, IL-1 R5, and IL-1 Rrp, is a transmembrane component of the IL-18 Receptor (1). It associates with IL‑18 Rb/IL‑1 R7 to form the high affinity receptor complex for IL-18 and confer cellular responsiveness to IL-18 (2, 3). IL-18 is a member of the IL-1 family of cytokines and shares numerous immunoregulatory functions with IL-12. Mature human IL-18 Ra consists of a 308 amino acid (aa) extracellular domain (ECD) with three immunoglobulin-like domains, a 21 aa transmembrane segment, and a 191 aa cytoplasmic domain (4). Within the ECD, human IL-18 Ra shares 56% aa sequence identity with mouse and rat IL-18 Ra. IL-18 Ra is widely expressed on epithelial cells as well as on B cells, NK cells, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and dendritic cells (5-8). Signaling through the IL-18 receptor promotes a Th1 biased immune response and NK cell cytolytic activity (6, 7, 9-11). It also contributes to cigarette smoke-induced airway inflammation and epithelial damage (12).

References

Dinarello, C.A. et al. (2013) Front. Immunol. 4:289.
Torigoe, K. et al. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272:25737.
Born, T.L. et al. (1998) J. Biol. Chem. 273:29445.
Parnet, P. et al. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271:3967.
Kunikata, T. et al. (1998) Cell Immunol. 189:135.
Smeltz, R.B. et al. (2001) J. Exp. Med. 194:143.
Chan, W.L. et al. (2001) J. Immunol. 167:1238.
Kaser, A. et al. (2004) Blood 103:648.
Tomura, M. et al. (1998) J. Immunol. 160:3759.
Yoshimoto, T. et al. (1998) J. Immunol. 161:3400.
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Kang, M.J. et al. (2007) J. Immunol. 178:1948.

Long Name

Interleukin 18 Binding Protein Isoform a

Entrez Gene IDs

10068 (Human); 84388 (Rat); 107126419 (Cynomolgus Monkey)

Alternate Names

IL18 BPa; IL-18 BPa; IL18BP; IL-18BP; IL18BPa; interleukin 18 binding protein; interleukin-18-binding protein; MC51L-53L-54L homolog gene product; tadekinig-alfa