aldesleukin; Aldesleukin; IL-2lymphokine; interleukin 2; interleukin-2; involved in regulation of T-cell clonal expansion; T cell growth factor; T-cell growth factor; TCGF
Purity
>95% 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 CTLL-2 cells is less than 0.2ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of >5.0×106IU/mg.
Physical Appearance
Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.
Formulation
Lyophilized from a 0.2μm filtered solution in PBS, pH7.4.
Endotoxin
Less than 1EU/μg of rMuIL-2 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
IL-2 is a powerful immunoregulatory lymphokine produced by T-cells in response to antigenic or mitogenic stimulation. It is expressed by CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, γδ T cells, B cells, dendritic cells, and eosinophils. IL-2/IL-2R signaling is required for T cell proliferation and other fundamental functions which are essential for the immune response. The receptor for IL-2 consists of three subunits (55kDa IL-2Rα, 75kDa IL-2Rβ, 64kDa common gamma chain γc/IL2Rγ) that are present on the cell surface in varying preformed complexes. Mature mouse IL-2 shares 56% and 73% amino acid sequence identity with human and rat IL-2 respectively. Mouse and human IL-2 exhibit cross-species activity. Mouse IL-2 has a specific N-terminal region that contains a poly glutamine (contain 12 glutamines) stretch.