| Description : |
IL-21 is a typical family I cytokine with broad pleiotropic actions and is primarily produced by T follicular helper cells, Th17, and natural killer T cells in response to antigenic stimulation. Il-21 generally enhances antigen-specific responses of immune cells. It controls the activation, proliferation, differentiation, cytotoxicity, and survival of various target immune cells. Additionally, IL-21 promotes the anti-tumor activity of CD8+ T-cells and NK cells. 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. |
| Source : |
Human cells |
| Species : |
Human |
| Bio-activity : |
The activity was measured by a cell proliferation assay using human N1186 T cells. The ED50 for this effect is about 0.5-5ng/mL. |
| Molecular Mass : |
~15 kDa |
| Protein Length : |
132 aa |
| Endotoxin : |
<0.5 EU/ μg |
| Purity : |
High Purity, >95% by SDS-PAGE |
| Stability : |
Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. In general: 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -80 centigrade as supplied. 1 month, 2 to 8 centigrade under sterile conditions after reconstitution. 3 months, -20 to -80 centigrade under sterile conditions after reconstitution. |
| Storage Buffer : |
Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS without carrier protein |
| Reconstitution : |
Briefly centrifuge the vial before opening. It is recommended to reconstitute the protein in sterile PBS containing 0.1% endotoxin-free recombinant human serum albumin. |
