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Rat IL7R / IL7RA Protein (His Tag)

IL7R

Catalog Number P80083-R08H
Organism Species Rat
Host Human Cells
Synonyms IL7R
Molecular Weight The recombinant rat IL7R comprises 230 amino acids and predicts a molecular mass of 26.5 kDa. The apparent molecular mass of the recombinant protein is approximately 40 and 36 kDa in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.
predicted N Glu 21
SDS-PAGE
Purity (56.5+42.6) % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the rat IL7R (NP_001099888.1) (Met1-Asp239) was expressed with a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus.
Bio-activity
Research Area Immunology |Cluster of Differentiation (CD) |T Cell CD Antigen |CD Antigen (Helper T Cells)
Formulation Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4.
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose, mannitol and 0.01% Tween80 are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background Interleukin 7 Receptor alpha (IL-7RA), also known as CD127, is a 75 kDa hematopoietin receptor superfamily member that plays an important role in lymphocyte differentiation, proliferation, and survival. IL-7 receptor alpha (CD127) signaling is essential for T-cell development and regulation of naive and memory T-cell homeostasis. IL-7RA is critically required for the proper development and function of lymphoid cells. Therefore, the IL-7RA is critically required for the proper development and function of lymphoid cells. Studies from both pathogenic and controlled HIV infection indicate that the containment of immune activation and preservation of CD127 expression are critical to the stability of CD4(+) T cells in infection. A better understanding of the factors regulating CD127 expression in HIV disease, particularly on T(CM) cells, might unveil new approaches exploiting the IL-7/IL-7R receptor pathway to restore T cell homeostasis and promote immune reconstitution in HIV infection. Factors relevant to HIV infection that could potentially decrease CD127 expression on human CD8(+) T cells. CD127 down-regulation may be an important contributor to HIV-associated T-cell dysfunction. In addition to IL-7, IL-7RA also associates with TSLPR to form the functional receptor for thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) which indirectly regulates T cell development by modulating dendritic cell activation. Mutations in the human IL-7RA gene cause a type of severe combined immunodeficiency in which the major deficiencies are in T cell development, whereas B and NK cells are relatively normal in number. Variation in the IL7RA gene was recently found associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). The polymorphisms in the IL7RA gene is involved in MS pathogenesis and suggest that IL7RA variation may primarily affect chronic disease courses. Soluble CD127 (sCD127) appears to play an important role in the immunopathogenesis of several chronic infections, multiple sclerosis, and various cancers.
Reference
  • Vranjkovic A, et al. (2007) IL-7 decreases IL-7 receptor alpha (CD127) expression and induces the shedding of CD127 by human CD8+ T cells. Int Immunol. 19(12): 1329-39.
  • Kiazyk SA, et al. (2008) Loss of CD127 expression links immune activation and CD4(+) T cell loss in HIV infection. Trends Microbiol. 16(12): 567-73.
  • Akkad DA, et al. (2009) Variation in the IL7RA and IL2RA genes in German multiple sclerosis patients. J Autoimmun. 32(2): 110-5.
  • Crawley AM, et al. (2010) Soluble IL-7R alpha (sCD127) inhibits IL-7 activity and is increased in HIV infection. J Immunol. 184(9): 4679-87.