| Description : |
Human Interleukin-17A (IL-17A) is encoded by the IL17A gene located on the chromosome 6 and belongs to the IL-17 family that contains IL-17A, IL-17B, IL-17C, IL-17D, IL-17E and IL-17F. They have a similar protein structure, with four highly conserved cysteine residues critical to their 3-dimensional shape, but no sequence similarity to any other known cytokines. Interleukin 17 is a T cell-expressed pleiotropic cytokine that exhibits a high degree of homology to a protein encoded by the ORF13 gene of herpesvirus Saimiri. Mature IL-17 containing one potential N-linked glycosylation site. Both recombinant and natural IL-17 have been shown to exist as disulfide linked homodimers. At the amino acid level, IL-17 exhibits 63 % amino acid identity with mouse IL-17. High levels of human IL-17 were induced from primary peripheral blood CD4+ T cells upon stimulation and they can induce stromal cells to produce proinflammatory and hematopoietic cytokines. |
| Source : |
E.coli |
| Species : |
Human |
| Form : |
Lyophilized from a 0.2μm filtered concentrated solution in PBS, pH 7.4. |
| Bio-activity : |
Fully biologically active when compared to standard. The ED50 as determined by inducing IL-6 secretion of murine NIH/3T3 cells is less than 7.5 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of > 1.3 × 10⁵ IU/mg. |
| Molecular Mass : |
Approximately 31.0 kDa, a disulfide-linked homodimer of two 132 amino acid polypeptide chains. |
| Protein length : |
132 |
| AA Sequence : |
GITIPRNPGCPNSEDKNFPRTVMVN LNIHNRNTNTNPKRSSDYYNRSTSP WNLHRNEDPERYPSVIWEAKCRHLG CINADGNVDYHMNSVPIQQEILVLR REPPHCPNSFRLEKILVSVGCTCVT PIVHHVA |
| Endotoxin : |
Less than 1 EU/µg of rHuIL-17 as determined by LAL method. |
| Purity : |
>95% by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analysis. |
| Storage : |
Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 centigrade as supplied. 1 month, 2 to 8 centigrade under sterile conditions after reconstitution. 3 months, -20 to -70 centigrade under sterile conditions after reconstitution. |
| Reconstitution : |
We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Reconstitute in 4 mM HCl to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL. Stock solutions should be apportioned into working aliquots and stored at ≤-20 centigrade. Further dilutions should be made in appropriate buffered solutions. |
