Recombinant Mouse IL-5 Protein

• Background:

  Factor that induces terminal differentiation of late-developing B-cells to immunoglobulin secreting cells.

• Abbreviation:

  IL-5

• Synonyms:

  Interleukin; B-cell differentiation factor I; E-CSF; EDF; ESGF; PRL; Prolactin; Interleukin-5; BCGF-II; TRF; Il5; B-cell growth factor II; Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte inducer; Eosinophil differentiation factor; T-cell replacing factor; Il-5

• UniProt:

  P04401

• Accession Number:

  P04401

• Expression System:

  HEK293 Cells

• Tag:

  C-His

• Sequence:

  Met1-Gly133

• Field of Research:

  Cancer; Cardiovascular; Immunology

• Endotoxin:

  < 1.0 EU/mg of the protein as determined by the LAL method.

• Purity:

  > 95% as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.

• Bioactivity:

  Not validated for activity

• Reconstitution:

  It is recommended that sterile water be added to the vial to prepare a stock solution of 0.5 mg/mL. Concentration is measured by UV-Vis.

• 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:

  15 kDa

• Observed Molecular Weight:

  18-28 kDa

• Species:

  Mouse