IL-2

IL-2 is a powerful immunoregulatory lymphokine produced by T-cells in response to antigenic or mitogenic stimulation. IL-2/IL-2R signaling is required for T-cell proliferation and other fundamental functions which are essential for the immune response. IL-2 stimulates growth and differentiation of B-cells, NK cells, lymphokine activated killer cells, monocytes, macrophages and oligodendrocytes. Recombinant murine IL-2 is a 17.2 kDa protein, containing 149 amino acid residues.

Product Specifications

Synonyms

Il2; Il-2

NCBI Gene ID

16183

UniProt

P04351

Accession Number

NP_032392.1

Accession Number mRNA

NM_008366.3

Chromosomal Location

3 B-C; 3 19.2 cM

Reactivity

Mouse

Cross Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Leech

Sequence

PTSSSTSSST AEAQQQQQQQ QQQQQHLEQL LMDLQELLSR MENYRNLKLP RMLTFKFYLP KQATELKDLQ CLEDELGPLR HVLDLTQSKS FQLEDAENFI SNIRVTVVKL KGSDNTFECQ FDDESATVVD FLRRWIAFCQ SIISTSPQ

Endotoxin

< 0.1 ng/µg of protein (< 1EU/µg)

Purity

> 98% by SDS-PAGE & HPLC analyses

Bioactivity

The ED50 as determined by the dose dependent stimulation of murine CTLL-2 cells is < 0.2 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of > 5 x 106 units/mg.