Cat: MF-1007
Cat: MF-1007
IL7, Mouse, HEK293 Cells,Tag Free: Product Information
P10168
Human embryonic kidney cell, HEK293-derived mouse IL-7 proteinGlu26-Ile154
14.9 kDa
Solution protein.
Dissolved in sterile PBS buffer. This solution can be diluted into other aqueous buffers. Centrifuge the vial prior to opening.
Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. It is recommended that the protein be aliquoted for optimal storage. 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
Shipping with dry ice
> 95%, determined by SDS-PAGE
<0.010 EU per 1 ug of the protein by the LAL method
Measured in a cell proliferation assay using PHA-activated human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). The EC50 for this effect is 0.01-0.2 ng/mL.
IL7, Mouse, HEK293 Cells,Tag Free:Synonyms
IL7; IL-7; IL-7interleukin-7; interleukin 7; Lymphopoietin-1; PBGF
IL7, Mouse, HEK293 Cells,Tag Free:Background
Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is a 25 kDa cytokine of the hemopoietin family that plays important roles in lymphocyte differentiation, proliferation, and survival (1-4). Mouse IL-7 cDNA encodes 154 amino acids (aa) that include a 25 aa signal peptide (4). Mouse IL-7 shares approximately 88% aa sequence
identity with rat IL-7 and 58-60% with human, equine, bovine, ovine, porcine, feline and canine IL-7. Human and mouse IL-7 exhibit cross-species
activity (2, 3). IL-7 is produced by a wide variety of cells in primary and secondary lymphoid tissues, including stromal epithelial cells of the thymus, bone
marrow, and intestines (1, 2, 5). Circulating IL-7 is limiting in healthy animals, but increases during lymphopenia (1, 6). IL-7 signals through a complex of the IL-7 Receptor alpha subunit (IL-7 R alpha, also known as CD127) with the common gamma chain ( gamma c) (1). The gamma c is also a subunit of the receptors for IL-2, -4, -9, -15, and -21 (1). IL-7 R alpha is expressed on double negative (CD4-CD8-) and CD4+ or CD8+ single positive memory T cells, but undergoes IL-7-mediated down-regulation and shedding during antigen-driven T cell proliferation, and is absent on regulatory T cells (1, 2, 6-11). IL-7 contributes to the maintenance of all memory T cells, mainly by promoting expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 (9-11). It is
required for optimal T cell-dendritic cell interaction (6). IL-7 is expressed early in B cell development prior to the appearance of surface IgM (1, 5, 9). In mouse, IL-7 activation of IL-7 R alpha is critical for both T cell and B cell lineage development, while in humans, it is required for T cell but not for B cell
development (4, 9, 12, 13).
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