Reactivity | HuSpecies Glossary |
Applications | Bioactivity |
Format | Carrier-Free |
Additional Information | Analyzed by SEC-MALS |
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Details of Functionality | Measured by its ability to induce IL-17 secretion by mouse splenocytes. Aggarwal, S. et al. (2003) J. Biol. Chem. 278:1910. The ED50 for this effect is 0.100-1.00 ng/mL. |
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Source | Chinese Hamster Ovary cell line, CHO-derived human IL-23 protein
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N-terminal Sequence | Ile23 |
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Protein/Peptide Type | Recombinant Proteins |
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Purity | >95%, by SDS-PAGE visualized with Silver Staining and quantitative densitometry by Coomassie® Blue Staining. |
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Endotoxin Note | <0.10 EU per 1 μg of the protein by the LAL method. |
Dilutions |
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Theoretical MW | 55 kDa (IL-23 single chain), 37 kDa (p40) & 19 kDa (p19). Disclaimer note: The observed molecular weight of the protein may vary from the listed predicted molecular weight due to post translational modifications, post translation cleavages, relative charges, and other experimental factors. |
SDS-PAGE | 59-68 kDa, 46-52 kDa & 28-33 kDa, under reducing conditions. |
Storage | Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
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Buffer | Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. |
Purity | >95%, by SDS-PAGE visualized with Silver Staining and quantitative densitometry by Coomassie® Blue Staining. |
Reconstitution Instructions | Reconstitute 10 μg size at 100 μg/mL in PBS. Reconstitute all the other sizes at 500 μg/mL in PBS. |
Interleukin 23 (IL-23) is a heterodimeric cytokine composed of two disulfide-linked subunits, a p19 subunit that is unique to IL-23, and a p40 subunit that is shared with IL-12 (1-5). The p19 subunit has homology to the p35 subunit of IL-12, as well as to other single chain cytokines such as IL-6 and IL-11. The p40 subunit is homologous to the extracellular domains of the hematopoietic cytokine receptors. Human p19 cDNA encodes a 189 amino acid residue (aa) precursor protein with a putative 19 aa signal peptide and 170 aa mature protein. Human and mouse p19 share 70% aa sequence identity. Although p19 is expressed by activated macrophages, dendritic cells, T cells, and endothelial cells, only activated macrophages and dendritic cells express p40 concurrently to produce IL-23. The functional IL-23 receptor complex consists of two receptor subunits, the IL-12 receptor beta 1 subunit (IL-12 R beta 1) and the IL-23-specific receptor subunit (IL-23 R). IL-23 has biological activities that are similar to, but distinct from IL-12. Both IL-12 and IL-23 induce proliferation and IFN-gamma production by human T cells. While IL-12 acts on both naïve and memory human T cells, the effects of IL-23 is restricted to memory T cells. In mouse, IL-23 but not IL-12, has also been shown to induce memory T cells to secret IL-17, a potent proinflammatory cytokine. IL-12 and IL-23 can induce IL-12 production from mouse splenic DC of both the CD8- and CD8+ subtypes, however only IL-23 can act directly on CD8+ DC to mediate immunogenic presentation of poorly immunogenic tumor/self peptide.
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