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- Purity>95%, by SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions and visualized by silver stain
- Endotoxin Level<0.1 EU per 1 μg of the protein by the LAL method.
- ActivityMeasured in an anti-viral assay using HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells infected with encephalomyocarditis (EMC) virus. Sheppard, P. et al. (2003) Nat. Immunol. 4:63. The ED 50 for this effect is 7.5-37.5 ng/mL.
- SourceE. coli-derived Asp20-Val193, with an N-terminal Met
- Accession #
- N-terminal Sequence
AnalysisMet - Predicted Molecular Mass19.7 kDa
1789-ML | | 1789-ML/CF |
Formulation Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with BSA as a carrier protein. | Formulation Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS. | |
Reconstitution Reconstitute at 10 μg/mL in sterile PBS containing at least 0.1% human or bovine serum albumin. | Reconstitution Reconstitute at 100 μg/mL in sterile PBS. | |
Shipping The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. | Shipping The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. | |
Stability & Storage: Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
| Stability & Storage: Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
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Human IL-28A, IL-28B, and IL-29, also named interferon-lambda 2 (IFN-lambda 2), IFN-lambda 3, and IFN-lambda 1, respectively, are class II cytokine receptor ligands that are distantly related to members of the IL-10 family (11 - 13% amino acid (aa) sequence identity) and the type I IFN family (15 - 19% aa sequence identity) (1 - 3). The genes encoding these three cytokines are localized to chromosome 19 and each is composed of multiple exons. The exon organization of these genes is also found in the IL-10 family genes but is distinct from the type I IFNs, which are encoded within a single exon. The expression of IL-28A, B, and IL-29 is induced by virus infection or double-stranded RNA. All three cytokines exert bioactivities that overlap those of type I IFNs, including antiviral activity and up-regulation of MHC class I antigen expression. The three proteins signal through the same heterodimeric receptor complex that is composed of the IL-10 receptor beta (IL-10 R beta ) and a novel IL-28 receptor alpha (IL-28 R alpha, also known as IFN-lambda R1). Ligand binding to the receptor complex induces Jak kinase activation and STAT1 and STAT2 tyrosine phosphorylation. The phosphorylated STAT1 and STAT2 complex with IFN-regulatory factor 9 (IRF-9) to form the IFN-stimulated regulatory factor 3 (ISGF-3) transcription factor complex that is translocated to the nucleus. ISGF-3 binds to the IFN-stimulated response element (ISRE) present in the regulatory regions of the target genes. Mouse IL-28B cDNA encodes a 193 amino acid residue precursor protein with a putative 15 aa signal peptide. It shares 61%, 62% and 52% aa sequence identity with human IL-28A, human IL-28B and human IL-29, respectively.
- References:
- Vilcek, J. (2003) Nature Immunol. 4:8.
- Sheppard, P. et al. (2003) Nature Immunol. 4:63.
- Kotenko, S.V. et al. (2003) Nature Immunol. 4:69.
- Long Name:Interleukin 28B
- Entrez Gene IDs:282617 (Human); 338374 (Mouse)
- Alternate Names:interleukin-28B; IFN-lambda 3; IL28B; IL-28B; IL28C; interferon, lambda 3