Human Interleukin-7 Recombinant

IL-7 is secreted constitutively into the conditioned medium of adherent bone marrow stromal cells and thymic cells. Mouse and human keratinocytes have been shown also to express and secrete IL-7. Human (152 amino acids) and murine IL-7 (129 amino acids) show 60% sequence homology at the protein level. The human IL-7 receptor, designated CD127, is an integral strongly glycosylated membrane protein of 76 kDa expressed on activated T-cells. IL-7 receptors are expressed on pre-B-cells and their progenitors and bone marrow macrophages, but they are not expressed on mature B-cells. Functional IL-7 receptors are also found on the cell surface of multiphenotypic, biphenotypic, and immature lymphoid progenitors of B-cells with the gene arrangement of the heavy immunoglobulin chain such as those observed in the germ line.

Reconstitute at 0.1-1.0 mg/ml in distilled water. This solution can then be diluted into other buffers. To maximize product collection from vial surface, vortex briefly and then spin down to recollect the liquid.

The lyophilized protein is stable for at least 2 years from date of receipt when stored at -20°C. Upon reconstitution, store in working aliquots at +4°C for up to one month, or at -20°C for up to six months, in the presence of a carrier protein. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.