Cytokine P40; HP40; IL-9homolog of mouse T cell and mast cell growth factor 40; interleukin 9; interleukin-9; P40; p40 cytokine; p40 T-cell and mast cell growth factor; T-cell growth factor P40
Purity
>97% by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.
Biological Activity
Fully biologically active when compared to standard. The ED50 as determined by a cell proliferation assay using murine TS1 cells is less than 0.02ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of >5.0×107IU/mg.
Physical Appearance
Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.
Formulation
Lyophilized from a 0.2μm filtered concentrated solution in PBS, pH7.4.
Endotoxin
Less than 0.1EU/μg of rMuIL-9 as determined by LAL method.
Reconstitution
We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Reconstitute in sterile distilled water or aqueous buffer containing 0.1% BSA to a concentration of 0.1-1.0mg/ml. Stock solutions should be apportioned into working aliquots and stored at ≤-20℃. Further dilutions should be made in appropriate buffered solutions.
Category
Cytokine
Background
Murine interleukin-9 (IL-9) was originally identified as T cell-derived T cell growth factor III/P40 that could support the long term growth of certain murine T helper clones in the absence of antigen or antigen-presenting cells. Human IL-9 was independently cloned as a novel growth factor that is mitogenic for the human megakaryoblastic leukemic cell line, M07e. Murine IL-9 shares 56% amino acid sequence identity with human IL-9. Although murine IL-9 is active on human cells, human IL-9 is not active on murine cells.
