IFN beta polyclonal antibody

The genes encoding type I interferons (IFNs), which include 14 IFN-α genes, one IFN-β gene, one IFN-w (also known as IFN-α II1) gene, and a number of IFN-w pseudogenes, are clustered on human chromosome 9. Interferons-α and -β are cytokines that are widely known to induce potent antiviral activity. IFN-α and -β exert a variety of other biological effects, including antitumor and immunomodulatory activities and are increasingly used clinically to treat a range of malignancies, myelodysplasias and autoimmune diseases. IFN-w is antigenically different from human IFN-α, IFN-β or IFN-γ, but is a component of natural mixtures of IFN species produced by virus-induced leukocytes or Burkitt's lymphoma cells. The type I interferon receptor (IFN-αR) interacts with IFN-α, IFN-β and IFN-w, and seems to be a multisubunit receptor.

The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE) .

Western blot (WB) analysis of IFN beta polyclonal antibody at 1:500 dilution LaneA:Hela whole cell lysate LaneB:H1688 whole cell lysate LaneC:H446 whole cell lysate LaneD:The Lung tissue lysate of Mouse LaneE:The Kdney, tissue lysate of Mouse LaneF:The Spleen tissue lysate of Rat