Recombinant Human Interleukin-12/IL-12 Protein

• Background:

  IL-12 is a heterodimeric pleiotropic cytokine made up of a 40 kDa (p40) subunit and a 35 kDa (p35) subunit.Human and mouse IL-12 share 70% and 60% amino acid sequence identity in their p40 and p35 subunits, respectively. IL-12 is involved in the differentiation of naive T cells into Th1 cells. It is known as a T cell-stimulating factor, which can stimulate the growth and function of T cells. It stimulates the production of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) from T cells and natural killer (NK) cells, and reduces IL-4 mediated suppression of IFN-γ. T cells that produce IL-12 have a coreceptor, CD30, which is associated with IL-12 activity.IL-12 plays an important role in the activities of natural killer cells and T lymphocytes. IL-12 mediates enhancement of the cytotoxic activity of NK cells and CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

• Abbreviation:

  Interleukin-12; IL-12

• Synonyms:

  CLMF; CLMF2; IL-12A; IL-12B; IL12; IL12 p70; IMD28; IMD29; NFSK; NKSF; NKSF1; NKSF2; P35

• UniProt:

  P29459; P29460

• Accession Number:

  P29459&P29460

• Expression System:

  HEK293 Cells

• Tag:

  None

• Sequence:

  Arg23-Ser219&Ile23-Ser328

• Field of Research:

  Microbiology; Cancer; immunology

• Endotoxin:

  < 1.0 EU per μg of the protein as determined by the LAL method.

• Purity:

  > 95 % as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.

• Bioactivity:

  Not validated for activity

• Reconstitution:

  Please refer to the printed manual for detailed information.

• Shipping Conditions:

  This product is provided as lyophilized powder which is shipped with ice packs.

• Storage Conditions:

  Generally, lyophilized proteins are stable for up to 12 months when stored at -20 to -80°C. Reconstituted protein solution can be stored at 4-8°C for 2-7 days. Aliquots of reconstituted samples are stable at < -20°C for 3 months.

• Calculated Molecular Weight:

  22.5&34.7 kDa

• Observed Molecular Weight:

  25-38&40-50 kDa

• Species:

  Human