Recombinant Mouse Interleukin-6/IL-6 Protein

Recombinant Mouse Interleukin-6/IL-6 Protein

• Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that also has an important role in immunity. Mouse IL-6 appears to be directly involved in the responses that occur after infection and injury and may prove to be as important as IL-1 in regulating the acute phase response. Mouse IL-6 is reported to be produced by fibroblasts, activated T cells, activated monocytes or macrophages, and endothelial cells. It acts upon a variety of cells, including fibroblasts, myeloid progenitor cells, T cells, B cells and hepatocytes. IL-6 has a wide variety of biological functions: it plays an essential role in the final differentiation of B-cells into Ig-secreting cells, it induces myeloma and plasmacytoma growth, nerve cells differentiation in hepatocytes, and acute phase reactants.
• Abbreviation: Interleukin-6;IL-6
• Synonyms: BSF, Interleukin, Interleukin HP, IFNB, B-cell hybridoma growth factor, BSF2, CDF, HGF, HSF, IFNB2, IL 6, Interleukin HP-1, Interleukin-6, Il-6, Il6
• CAS Number: 9000-83-3
• UniProt: P08505
• Accession Number: P08505
• Host: E. coli
• Origin Species: Mouse
• Tag: C-His
• Sequence: Phe25-Thr211
• Applications: Cell culture
• Purity: > 98 % as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.
• Bioactivity: Measure by its ability to induce proliferation in 7TD1 cells. The ED₅₀ for this effect is <0.01 ng/mL. The specific activity of recombinant mouse IL-6 is approximately >1x 10⁸ IU/mg.
• Reconstitution: Please refer to the printed manual for detailed information.
• Molecular Weight: 24 kDa
• 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.