Active Recombinant Rat Il18 Protein (159 aa)

• Cat.No.: Il18-368I
• Product Overview: Recombinant rat Interleukin-18 (rrIL-18) produced in E. coli is a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 159 amino acids. A fully biologically active molecule, rrIL-18 has a molecular mass of 18.4 kDa analyzed by reducing SDS-PAGE and is obtained by proprietary chromatographic techniques.

Specification

• Description: Interleukin-18 (IL18, also known as interferon-gamma inducing factor or IGIF) is a cytokine that belongs to the IL-1 superfamily and is produced by macrophages and other cells. Its biological activity is pleiotropic and it has been shown to induce interferon-gamma production in KG-1 cells. The combination of this cytokine and IL12 has been shown to inhibit IL4 dependent IgE and IgG1 production, and enhance IgG2a production in B cells.
• Source: E. coli
• Species: Rat
• Form: Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.
• Bio-activity: ED50 < 2 μg/mL resulted in the secretion of 0.15 ng/mL h-IFN-gamma when tested using KG-1 cell line, corresponding to a specific activity of > 500 units/mg.
• Molecular Mass: 18.4 kDa, observed by reducing SDS-PAGE.
• Protein Length: 159
• AA Sequence: MHFGRLHCTTAVIRSINDQVLFVDK RNPPVFEDMPDIDRTANESQTRLII YMYKDSEVRGLAVTLSVKDGRMSTL SCKNKIISFEEMNPPENIDDIKSDL IFFQKRVPGHNKMEFESSLYEGHFL ACQKEDDAFKLVLKRKDENGDKSVM FTLTNLHQS
• Endotoxin: < 0.2 EU/μg, determined by LAL method.
• Purity: > 95% by SDS-PAGE analyses.
• Storage: Lyophilized recombinant ratInterleukin-18 (rrIL-18) remains stable up to 6 months at -80 centigrade from date of receipt. Upon reconstitution, rrIL-18 should be stable up to 2 weeks at 4 centigrade or up to 3 months at -20 centigrade.
• Storage Buffer: Lyophilized after extensive dialysis against 50mM Tris, 50mM NaCl, pH8.0.
• Reconstitution: Reconstituted in ddH2O at 100 μg/mL.

Gene Information

• Gene Name: Il18 interleukin 18 [ Rattus norvegicus ]
• Official Symbol: Il18
• Synonyms: IL18; interleukin 18; interleukin-18; IL-1 gamma; interleukin-1 gamma; IFN-gamma-inducing factor; interferon gamma-inducing factor; interferon-gamma-inducing factor; IL-18
• Gene ID: 29197
• mRNA Refseq: NM_019165
• Protein Refseq: NP_062038
• UniProt ID: P97636