IL-12

IL-12 is a potent regulator of cell mediated immune responses and it induces IFN-gamma production by NK and T cells. It is produced by activated monocytes/macrophage cells, B lymphocytes and connective tissue type mast cells. Among its biological activities IL-12 promotes the growth and activity of activated NK, CD4+ and CD8+ cells and induces the development of IFN-gamma producing Th1 cells. Recombinant Human IL-12 is a 75.0 kDa heterodimeric glycoprotein consisting of disulfide-linked 35 kDa (p35) and 40 kDa (p40) subunits (503 total amino acid residues) .

Product Specifications

Synonyms

Interleukin-12, NKSF, CTL Maturation Factor (TCMF), Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Maturation Factor (CLMF), TSF

NCBI Gene ID

P35: 3592; p40: 3593

UniProt

P35: P29459; p40: P29460

Accession Number

P35: NP_000873.2; p40: NP_002178.2

Accession Number mRNA

P35: NM_000882.4; p40: NM_002187.3

Chromosomal Location

3q25.33-q26

Reactivity

Human

Cross Reactivity

Monkley, Mouse, Human, Leech

Sequence

P35 Subunit: RNLPVA TPDPGMFPCL HHSQNLLRAV SNMLQKARQT LEFYPCTSEE IDHEDITKDK TSTVEACLPL ELTKNESCLN SRETSFITNG SCLASRKTSF MMALCLSSIY EDLKMYQVEF KTMNAKLLMD PKRQIFLDQN MLAVIDELMQ ALNFNSETVP QKSSLEEPDF YKTKIKLCIL LHAFRIRAVT IDRVMSYLNA S p40 Subunit: IWELKK DVYVVELDWY PDAPGEMVVL TCDTPEEDGI TWTLDQSSEV LGSGKTLTIQ VKEFGDAGQY TCHKGGEVLS HSLLLLHKKE DGIWSTDILK DQKEPKNKTF LRCEAKNYSG RFTCWWLTTI STDLTFSVKS SRGSSDPQGV TCGAATLSAE RVRGDNKEYE YSVECQEDSA CPAAEESLPI EVMVDAVHKL KYENYTSSFF IRDIIKPDPP KNLQLKPLKN SRQVEVSWEY PDTWSTPHSY FSLTFCVQVQ GKSKREKKDR VFTDKTSATV ICRKNASISV RAQDRYYSSS WSEWASVPCS

Endotoxin

< 0.1 ng/µg of protein (< 1EU/µg)

Purity

> 98% by SDS-PAGE & HPLC analyses

Bioactivity

Assay #1: The ED50 as determined by the induction of IFN-γ from NK cells co-stimulated with IL-18 is ≤ 1.0 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of ≥ 1 x 106 units/mg. Assay #2: Determined by its ability to increase IFN-γ production by anti-TCR mAb-stimulated PBMCs. The expected ED50 for this effect is 4.0-8.0 ng/ml.