Recombinant Rat TARC/CCL17 protein

Recombinant Rat TARC/CCL17 protein

• Background: CCL17 also known as thymus and activation-related chemokine (TARC) is encoded by the CCL17 gene located on the chromosome 16. It is expressed by thymus cells constitutively and phytohemagglutinin-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells transiently. CCL17 signals through the chemokine receptors CCR4 and CCR8 and displays chemotactic activity for T lymphocytes and some other leukocytes. It plays an important role in skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, bullous pemphigoid and mycosis fungoides. CCL17 has approximately 24 - 29 % amino acid sequence identity with RANTES, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, MCP-1, MCP-2, MCP-3 and I-309.
• CAS Number: 9000-83-3
• Reconstitution: Lyophilized from a .2 μm filtered concentrated solution in 2 mM PB, pH 7.2, 15 mM NaCl.
• Molecular Weight: Approximately 8.1 kDa, a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 7 amino acids.