Recombinant Human IL6
IL6 is a pleiotropic cytokine that participates in a wide variety of biological functions such as acute phase response, inflammation, hematopoiesis, bone metabolism and cancer. While produced mainly by stimulated monocytes, fibroblasts and endothelial cells, IL6 is also known to be produced by macrophages, T cells, B lymphocytes, granulocytes, smooth muscle cells, eosinophils, chondrocytes, osteoblasts, mast cells, glial cells and keratinocytes, upon stimulation. Unlike murine IL6 which is inactive on human cells, both human and murine IL6 are equally active on murine cells. The IL6 receptor is a strongly glycosylated protein of 80 kDa and a length of 449 amino acids (designated CD126). Recombinant human IL6 is a 21 kDa, non-glycosylated protein that contains two disulfide bridges.
Product Specifications
Gene Name
IL6
Gene Aliases
Gene ID
3569
Accession Number
P05231
Organism
Human
Source
E. coli
Concentration
< 1.0 EU/μg of recombinant protein as determined by the LAL method.
Purity
>95% as determined by SDS-PAGE
Solubility
A quick spin of the vial followed by reconstitution in sterile PBS to a concentration not less than 0.1 mg/mL.
Function
The ED50 as determined by the dose-dependent stimulation of human TF-1 cells was in the range of 0.5-1 ng/mL
Molecular Weight
21
Shipping Conditions
Ambient Temperature
Storage Conditions
Appearance
Lyophilized Powder
Formulation
Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS (pH 7.4)
CAS Number
9000-83-3
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