Overview
| Product name | Recombinant Human IL-16 Protein |
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| Catalog No. | RP00038 |
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| Description | Recombinant Human IL-16 Protein is produced by E. coli expression system. The target protein is expressed with sequence (Pro2-Ser130) of human IL-16 (Accession #NP_757366.2) fused with a 6×His tag at the C-terminus. |
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| Bio-Activity | Measured by its binding ability in a functional ELISA. Immobilized Recombinant human IL16 at 5 μg/mL (100 μL/well) can bind Recombinant human CD4 with a linear range of 0.2-1 μg/mL.
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| Purity | > 97% by SDS-PAGE. |
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| Endotoxin | < 0.1 EU/μg of the protein by LAL method. |
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| Formulation | Lyophilized from a 0.22 μm filtered solution of 20mM Tris, 150mM NaCl, pH 8.0.Contact us for customized product form or formulation. |
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| Species | Human |
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| Calculated MW | 14.09 kDa |
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Background
The protein is a pleiotropic cytokine that functions as a chemoattractant, a modulator of T cell activation, and an inhibitor of HIV replication. The biological activities ascribed to IL-16 are reported to be dependent on the cell surface expression of CD4, suggesting that IL-16 is a CD4 ligand. Besides its chemotactic properties, IL-16 has also been shown to suppress HIV-1 replication in vitro. Recombinant E. coli-derived IL-16 produced at is present mostly as a monomer, exhibits chemotactic activity for lymphocytes at high concentrations, lacks chemotactic activites for monocytes, and binds the extracellular domain of CD4 with low affinity.
Product information
| Synonym | IL16; LCF; NIL16; PRIL16; prIL-16 |
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| Expression Host | E. coli |
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| Tag | C-His |
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Usage guide
| Storage | Store at -20℃.Store the lyophilized protein at -20℃ to -80 ℃ up to 1 year from the date of receipt.
After reconstitution, the protein solution is stable at -20℃ for 3 months, at 2-8℃ for up to 1 week. |
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| Reconstitution | Centrifuge the vial before opening. Reconstitute to a concentration of 0.1-0.5 mg/mL in sterile distilled water. Avoid vortex or vigorously pipetting the protein. For long term storage, it is recommended to add a carrier protein or stablizer (e.g. 0.1% BSA, 5% HSA, 10% FBS or 5% Trehalose), and aliquot the reconstituted protein solution to minimize free-thaw cycles. |
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* For research use only. Not for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
