Recombinant Mouse IL-21
IL-21 is encoded by IL-21 gene located on Chr. 4 in mouse. It is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by CD4+ T cells in response to antigenic stimulation and can regulating immune system cells, for instance cytotoxin T cells and natural killer cells. Additionally, it can induce target cells division or proliferation. IL-21 elicits its effect through binding to IL-21R, which also contains the gamma chain found in other cytokine receptors such as IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9 and IL-15. IL-21/IL-21R interaction triggers a cascade of events which includes activation of the tyrosine kinases JAK1 and JAK3, followed by activation of the transcription factors STAT1 and STAT3. IL-21 shows having much relation with clinical illnesses, including cancer immunotherapy, viral infections and allergies. The murine IL-21 precursor contains a predicted 17 amino acid (a.a.) signal sequence and a 129 a.a.mature chain. Mature murine IL-21 shares 66 %, 59 %, 58 % and 88 % a.a. sequence identity with mature canine, human, rabbit and rat IL-21, respectively
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Gene ID |
60505 |
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Accession # |
Q9ES17 |
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Alternate Names |
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Source |
Escherichia coli. |
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M.Wt |
Approximately 15.0 kDa, a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 129 amino acids. |
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AA Sequence |
HKSSPQGPDR LLIRLRHLID IVEQLKIYEN DLDPELLSAP QDVKGHCEHA AFACFQKAKL KPSNPGNNKT FIIDLVAQLR RRLPARRGGK KQKHIAKCPS CDSYEKRTPK EFLERLKWLL QKMIHQHLS |
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Appearance |
Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder. |
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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. |
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Formulation |
Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered concentrated solution in 2 × PBS, pH 7.4. |
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Reconstitution |
We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Reconstitute in sterile distilled water or aqueous buffer containing 0.1 % BSA to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/ml. Stock solutions should be apportioned into working aliquots and stored at ≤ -20 °C. Further dilutions should be made in appropriate buffered solutions. |
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Biological Activity |
Fully biologically active when compared to standard. The ED50 as determined by a cell proliferation assay using human N1186 T cells is less than 25 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of > 4.0 × 104 IU/mg. |
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Shipping Condition |
Gel pack. |
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Handling |
Centrifuge the vial prior to opening. |
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Usage |
For Research Use Only! Not to be used in humans. |
Quality Control & DataSheet
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Purity > 98 % by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.
- Datasheet
Endotoxin: Less than 0.1 EU/μg of rMuIL-21 as determined by LAL method.