TRAIL

TRAIL is a cytotoxic protein, which activates rapid apoptosis in tumor cells, but not in normal cells. TRAIL induced apoptosis is achieved through binding to two death-signaling receptors, DR4 and DR5. These receptors belong to the TNFR superfamily of transmembrane proteins and contain a cytoplasmic “death domain”, which activates the cell’s apoptotic machinery. Recombinant murine TRAIL is a 174 amino acid polypeptide (20.0 kDa), consisting of the TNF homologous portion of the extracellular domain of the full length TRAIL protein.

Product Specifications

Synonyms

Tnfsf10; TL2; Ly81; Trail; APO-2L; AI448571; A330042I21Rik

NCBI Gene ID

22035

UniProt

P50592

Accession Number

NP_033451.1

Accession Number mRNA

NM_009425

Chromosomal Location

3 A3; 3

Reactivity

Mouse

Cross Reactivity

Mouse

Sequence

MRGGRPQKVA AHITGITRRS NSALIPISKD GKTLGQKIES WESSRKGHSF LNHVLFRNGE LVIEQEGLYY IYSQTYFRFQ EAEDASKMVS KDKVRTKQLV QYIYKYTSYP DPIVLMKSAR NSCWSRDAEY GLYSIYQGGL FELKKNDRIF VSVTNEHLMD LDQEASFFGA FLIN

Endotoxin

< 0.1 ng/µg of protein (< 1EU/µg)

Purity

> 95% by SDS-PAGE & HPLC analyses

Bioactivity

Assay#1: Determined by the dose-dependent stimulation of MIP-2 production by mouse spleen cells using a concentration range of 10-100 ng/ml. Assay#2: Measured by its ability to induce apoptosis in LN-18 cells (human glioblastoma cells) . The expected ED50 for this effect is 40.0-60.0 ng/ml.