IL-18RAP, Mouse (HEK293, His)

IL-18 is a pleiotropic proinflammatory cytokine that is involved in induction of inflammatory mediators, regulation of the cytotoxic activity of NK cells and T cells, and differentiation and activation of both Th1 and Th2 cells. IL-18 signals through its specific cell surface receptor IL-18R, which comprises two subunits: IL-18Rα and IL-18R beta. IL-18 forms a signalling complex with the IL-18 receptor α (Rα) and β (Rβ) chains at the plasma membrane, which induces multiple inflammatory cytokines[2]. IL-18R complex recruits the IL-1R- activating kinase and TNF- associated factor 6, which phosphorylates nuclear factor kβ- inducing kinase, with subsequent activation of NF- kβ[3].IL-18R betaknockdown inhibits IL-18 driven tumor cell metastasis in C57/BL6 mice[4]. IL-18RAP Protein, Mouse (HEK293, His) is a recombinant protein with a His label that consists of 337 amino acids (F20-E356) and is produced by HEK293 cells.

[1]Tsutsumi N, et al. The structural basis for receptor recognition of human interleukin-18. Nat Commun. 2014 Dec 15;5:5340.|[2]Watanabe M, et al. Predominant expression of 950delCAG of IL-18R alpha chain cDNA is associated with reduced IFN-gamma production and high serum IgE levels in atopic Japanese children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2002 Apr;109(4):669-75.|[3]Kim J, et al. Hypoxia-induced IL-18 increases hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha expression through a Rac1-dependent NF-kappaB pathway. Mol Biol Cell. 2008 Feb;19(2):433-44.