Anti-IL2 Receptor beta/p75/IL2RB Antibody Picoband®

The interleukin 2 receptor, which is involved in T cell-mediated immune responses, is present in 3 forms with respect to ability to bind interleukin 2. The low affinity form is a monomer of the alpha subunit and is not involved in signal transduction. The intermediate affinity form consists of an alpha/beta subunit heterodimer, while the high affinity form consists of an alpha/beta/gamma subunit heterotrimer. Both the intermediate and high affinity forms of the receptor are involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis and transduction of mitogenic signals from interleukin 2. The protein encoded by this gene represents the beta subunit and is a type I membrane protein. The use of alternative promoters results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein. The protein is primarily expressed in the hematopoietic system. The use by some variants of an alternate promoter in an upstream long terminal repeat (LTR) results in placenta-specific expression.

Interleukin-12 receptor subunit beta-1; IL-12 receptor subunit beta-1; IL-12R subunit beta-1; IL-12R-beta-1; IL-12RB1; IL-12 receptor beta component; CD212; IL12RB1; IL12R, IL12RB

Functions as an interleukin receptor which binds interleukin-12 with low affinity and is involved in IL12 transduction. Associated with IL12RB2 it forms a functional, high affinity receptor for IL12. Associates also with IL23R to form the interleukin-23 receptor which functions in IL23 signal transduction probably through activation of the Jak-Stat signaling cascade. .

1.Campbell, H. D., Webb, G. C., Kono, T., Taniguchi, T., Ford, J. H., Young, I. G. Assignment of the interleukin-2 receptor beta chain gene (Il-2rb) to band E on mouse chromosome 15. Genomics 12: 179-180, 1992. 2.Corrigall, V. M., Arastu, M., Khan, S., Shah, C., Fife, M., Smeets, T., Tak, P.-P., Panayi, G. S. Functional IL-2 receptor beta (CD122) and gamma (CD132) chains are expressed by fibroblast-like synoviocytes: activation by IL-2 stimulates monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 production. J. Immun. 166: 4141-4147, 2001.

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.