ProductDescription:
IL-34isahomodimericcytokinethatisexpressedinarangeoftissuesthatincludespleen,heart,brain,liver,kidney,lung,ovary,thymus,testis,smallintestine,prostateandcolon.IL-34isaligandforcolony-stimulatingfactor-1receptor(CSF1R),whichalsobindstoCSF-1.ItspecificallybindsCD14+monocytes,promotessurvivalandproliferationofhumanperipheralbloodmonocytes,andstimulatesmacrophagecolonyformationbyhumanbonemarrowcells.IL-34,likehumanCSF-1,stimulatesphosphorylationofMAPK1/ERK2andMAPK3/ERK1.RecombinantHumanIL-34isa52.5kDahomodimericglycoproteinconsistingof460aminoacidresidues,includingaC-terminalHis-Tag.
TechnicalSpecifications:
- Species:Human
- Expression:E.coliCellExpressed
- Activity:Typically≤0.5ng/mLED50
- Purity:>95%
- Endotoxin:<1.0EU/μg
- MolecularMass:52.5kDa,homodimeric,glycoprotein
- Formulation:20mMSodiumCitrate,pH3.0+75mMNaCl
- CountryofOrigin:USA
PurityConfirmation:
ThiswasdeterminedbySDS-PAGEgelandHPLCanalysis.
ActivityAssay:
MeasuredbyitsABIlitytoinducesecretionofMCP-1fromPBMCs.
AASequence:
NEPLEMWPLT | QNEECTVTGF | LRDKLQYRSR |
LQYMKHYFPI | NYKISVPYEG | VFRIANVTRL |
QRAQVSEREL | RYLWVLVSLS | ATESVQDVLL |
EGHPSWKYLQ | EVETLLLNVQ | QGLTDVEVSP |
QGLTDVEVSP | APGPNLKLVR | PKALLDNCFR |
VMELLYCSCC | KQSSVLNWQD | CEVPSPQSCS |
PEPSLQYAAT | QLYPPPPWSP | SSPPHSTGSV |
RPVRAQGEGL | LPHHHHHHHH |
ReconstitutionBuffer:
Centrifugethevialpriortoopening.Reconstituteinwatertoaconcentrationof0.1-1.0mg/ml.Donotvortex.
Storage:
Thissolutioncanbestoredat2-8°Cforupto1week.Forextendedstorage,itisrecommendedtofurtherdiluteinabuffercontainingacarrierprotein(example0.1%HSA)andstoreinworkingaliquotsat-20°Cto-80°C.