| Species : |
Human |
| Source : |
HEK293 |
| Tag : |
Avi&Fc |
| Protein Length : |
Glu22-Cys213 |
| Description : |
IL-2 receptor alpha (IL2R alpha), also known as CD25, is a 55 kDa type I membrane glycoprotein that belongs to the family of cytokine receptors that utilize the common gamma chain subunit (gamma c). Human IL-2R alpha cDNA encodes a 213 amino acid (aa) precursor with a 21 aa signal peptide and a 192 aa extracellular region. The ECD of Human IL-2R alpha shares a 59% amino acid sequence identity with the ECD of mouse and rat IL2R alpha, respectively. IL‑2R alpha is primarily expressed on activated T cells and on regulatory T cells (Treg) (1-3). IL-2R beta (CD122) and gamma c (IL-2R gamma /CD132) dimerize to form a constitutively expressed intermediate affinity IL-2 receptor (4, 5). By itself, IL-2R alpha binds IL-2 with low affinity. IL-2R alpha makes no contacts with IL-2R beta or gamma c, and only minor changes are observed in the IL-2 structure in response to receptor binding. These findings support the principal role of IL-2R alpha to deliver IL-2 to the signaling complex and act as regulator of signal transduction (6, 7). A soluble form of IL‑2R alpha can be generated by proteolytic cleavage of the cell surface receptor, rendering the T cell unresponsive to IL-2 (8, 9). Increased serum levels of soluble IL‑2R alpha are found in some cancers and immune disorders (10). IL-2R alpha is required for activation induced cell death (AICD) of naive T cells, a mechanism responsible for deleting autoreactive T cell clones (11, 12). IL-2R alpha is also required for the development of CD4+CD25+ Treg which suppresses autoreactive CD4+ T cells, thereby contributing to peripheral T cell homeostasis (11-13). |
| Predicted N Terminal : |
Glu22 |
| Form : |
Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. |
| Bio-activity : |
Measured by its binding ability in a functional ELISA.
When Recombinant Human IL2 is immobilized at 1 µg/mL (100 µL/well), Biotinylated Recombinant Human IL2RA Fc Chimera Avi-tag binds with an ED50 of 50-450 ng/mL. |
| Molecular Mass : |
69-77 kDa, under reducing conditions |
| Endotoxin : |
<0.10 EU per 1 μg of the protein by the LAL method. |
| Purity : |
>95%, by SDS-PAGE visualized with Silver Staining and quantitative densitometry by Coomassie® Blue Staining. |
| Applications : |
Bioactivity |
| 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. |
| Reconstitution : |
Reconstitute at 500 μg/mL in PBS. |
