• Species Reactivity

  Viral

• Specificity

  Detects viral MIP‑I in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, approximately 2% cross‑reactivity with recombinant viral MIP-II is observed.

• Source

  Polyclonal Goat IgG

• Purification

  Antigen Affinity-purified

• Immunogen

  E. coli-derived recombinant human herpes virus-8 MIP-I    
  Ala25-Ala95    
  Accession # NP_572066

• Formulation

  Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

• Endotoxin Level

  <0.10 EU per 1 μg of the antibody by the LAL method.  

• Label

  Unconjugated

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Western Blot

  0.1 µg/mL

  Recombinant Viral MIP-I (Catalog # )

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• Neutralization

  Measured by its ability to neutralize MIP‑I-induced chemotaxis in the BaF3 mouse pro‑B cell line transfected with human CCR8. The Neutralization Dose (ND    ₅₀) is typically 0.8-4.0 µg/mL in the presence of 0.02 µg/mL Recombinant Viral MIP‑I.

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Reconstitution

  Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

• Shipping

  The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. *Small pack size (SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at -20 to -70 °C

• Stability & Storage

  Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.

• 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

• 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: MIP-I

Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8)/Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) encodes a variety of immunomodulatory proteins which were apparently pirated from cellular genes by the virus. Three chemokine-like proteins, vMIP-I, vMIP-II and vMIP-III have been found within the HHV-8 genome. Viral MIP-II cDNA encodes a 94 amino acid (aa) residue precursor protein with a 23 aa residue signal peptide that is cleaved to yield a 71 aa residue mature protein. Among human chemokines, vMIP-II is most closely related to MIP-1 alpha, sharing approximately 41% amino acid sequence identity. At the amino acid sequence level, vMIP-I and vMIP-II also share 48% identity.

• Long Name:

  Macrophage Inflammatory Protein I

• Alternate Names:

  MIPI; MIP-I