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Human IL7 / interleukin 7 Protein

IL-7,Interleukin-7

Catalog Number P11821-HNAE
Organism Species Human
Host E. coli
Synonyms IL-7,Interleukin-7
Molecular Weight The recombinant human IL7 consists of 153 amino acids and predicts a molecular mass of 17.5 KDa. It migrates as an approximately 19 KDa band in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.
predicted N Met
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 90 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the mature form of human IL7 (Asp26-His177) was expressed with a N-terminal Met.
Bio-activity 1. Measured by its binding ability in a functional ELISA.
Immobilized human IL7 at 10 μg/ml (100 μl/well) can bind human IL7Ra-Fch (P10975-H03H), The EC50 of human IL7Ra-Fch (P10975-H03H) is 15.2-35.6 ng/ml.
2. Measured in a cell proliferation assay using antibody against CD3-activated human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). The ED50 for this effect is typically 1.2-4.7 ng/mL.
Research Area Immunology |Inflammation / Inflammatory Mediator |Inflammatory Cytokines & Chemoki and Receptors |Common gamma Chain Receptor Family
Formulation Lyophilized from sterile 25mM NaH2PO4, 400mM NaCl, pH 6.8.
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose and mannitol are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background IL7, also known as interleukin 7, is a hematopoietic growth factor which belongs to the IL-7/IL-9 family. It is secreted by stromal cells in the bone marrow and thymus. IL7 stimulates the proliferation of lymphoid progenitors. It is important for proliferation during certain stages of B-cell maturation. IL7 and the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) form a heterodimer that functions as a pre-pro-B cell growth-stimulating factor. It is found to be a cofactor for V(D)J rearrangement of the T cell receptor beta (TCRß) during early T cell development. IL7 can be produced locally by intestinal epithelial and epithelial goblet cells, and may serve as a regulatory factor for intestinal mucosal lymphocytes.
Reference
  • Watanabe M, et al. (1995) Interleukin 7 is produced by human intestinal epithelial cells and regulates the proliferation of intestinal mucosal lymphocytes.
  • J Clin Invest. 95(6):2945-53. Sawa Y, et al. (2009) Hepatic interleukin-7 expression regulates T cell responses. Immunity. 30 (3):447-57.
  • Flad HD, et al. (1996) Human follicular dendritic cells and vascular cells produce interleukin-7: a potential role for interleukin-7 in the germinal center reaction. Eur J Immunol. 26(10): 2541-4.