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Human IFN-β Recombinant Protein

Human IFN-β Recombinant Protein #95857

Name: Human IFN-β Recombinant Protein
Price: 215.00 USD
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Product Information

Storage

Recombinant human IFN-β is supplied as lyophilized material that is very stable at -20ºC. It is recommended to reconstitute with sterile water at a concentration of 0.1 mg/mL which can be further diluted in aqueous solutions as needed. Addition of a carrier protein (0.1% HSA or BSA) is recommended for long-term storage.

Once in solution, store at 4ºC and use within 1 month, or store at -20ºC to -80ºC and use within 3 months to prevent loss of potency. Aliquot to avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles if storing reconstituted material at -20ºC to -80ºC.

Product Description

MW (kDa)	23
Purity	A greater than 95% purity was determined by SDS-PAGE.
Endotoxin	Endotoxin levels are less than 0.2 EU/ 1 μg h-IFNβ.
Activity	The bioactivity of hIFN-β was determined in a TF-1 cell proliferation assay. The ED₅₀ of each lot is less than 0.1 ng/mL.

Source / Purification

Recombinant human IFN-β was expressed in 293 cells and is supplied in a lyophilized form.

Background

Originally discovered in the late 1950s for their antiviral activity, interferons (IFNs) have since been assigned diverse roles in many physiological and pathological processes. There are three families of IFNs: types I, II, and III. In humans, type I contains IFN-α (13 different subtypes), IFN-β (also known as IFN-β1), IFN-ε, IFN-κ, and IFN-ω. They bind to a receptor complex containing IFNAR1 and IFNAR2, which is broadly expressed on most cells. IFN-γ is the sole member of type II IFN. It signals through a receptor complex consisting of IFNγR1 and IFNγR2, which is also expressed on most cell types. Type III IFN, also known as interferon lambdas (IFN-λs), has four members in humans: IFN-λ1 (IL29), IFN-λ2 (IL28A), IFN-λ3 (IL28B), and IFN-λ4. IFN-λs signal through a heterodimeric receptor composed of IFNλR1 and IL-10R2. While IL-10R2 is broadly expressed and shared by the IL-10 family cytokines, IFNλR1 expression is restricted to epithelial cells, neuronal cells, and subsets of myeloid cells (1-3). Engagement of all IFNs with their receptors initiates downstream signaling events, mainly activation of the Jak/Stat signaling cascade. For type I and III IFNs, Jak1 and Tyk2 are phosphorylated and activated, leading to subsequent phosphorylation of Stat1 and Stat2. Phosphorylated Stat1 and Stat2 are released from the receptor complex. They, along with IRF-9, form the so-called interferon-stimulated gene factor 3 (ISGF3) transcriptional complex. ISGF3 translocates to the nucleus, binds to the interferon-stimulated response element (ISRE) to initiate the transcription of a wide array of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) (4,5). On the other hand, IFN-γ induces phosphorylation and activation of Jak1 and Jak2, which subsequently phosphorylate Stat1. Phosphorylated Stat1 dimerizes, translocates to the nucleus, and binds to γ-interferon-activated site (GAS) to initiate the transcription of ISGs (6,7).

Database Links

UniProt ID: P01574

Entrez-Gene Id: 3456

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