ProductDescription:
IL-15isanimmunomodulatingcytokinethatstimulatestheproliferationofTlymphocytesandsharesmanyBIOLOGicalpropertieswithIL-2.IL-15exertsitsbiologicalactivitiesprimarilyonTcells.Itisalsoessentialinthedevelopment,survivalandactivationofNKcells.IncreasedexpressionofIL-15hasbeenlinkedtowithrheumatoidarthritis,inflammatoryboweldisease,anddiseasesaffiliatedwithretrovirusesHIVandHTLV-I.HumanIL-15isbiologicallyactiveonmousecellsasmeasuredbythedose-dependentstimulationoftheproliferationofmouseCTLLcells.RecombinantHumanIL-15isa12.9kDaproteinconsistingof115aminoacidresidues.
TechnicalSpecifications:
- Species:Human
- Expression:E.coliCellExpressed
- Activity:Typically≤0.5ng/mLED50
- Purity:>98%
- Endotoxin:<1.0EU/μg
- MolecularMass:12.9kDa
- Formulation:10mMSodiumPhosphate,pH8.5
- CountryofOrigin:USA
PurityConfirmation:
ThiswasdeterminedbySDS-PAGEgelandHPLCanalysis.
ActivityAssay:
Determinedbythedose-dependentstimulationoftheproliferationofCTLL-2cells.
AASequence:
MNWVNVISDL | KKIEDLIQSM | HIDATLYTES |
DVHPSCKVTA | MKCFLLELQV | ISLESGDASI |
HDTVENLIIL | ANNSLSSNGN | VTESGCKECE |
ELEEKNIKEF | LQSFVHIVQM | FINTS |
ReconstitutionBuffer:
Centrifugethevialpriortoopening.Reconstituteinwatertoaconcentrationof0.1-1.0mg/ml.Donotvortex.
Storage:
Thissolutioncanbestoredat2-8°Cforupto1week.Forextendedstorage,itisrecommendedtofurtherdiluteinabuffercontainingacarrierprotein(example0.1%BSA)andstoreinworkingaliquotsat-20°Cto-80°C.