Cataloguenumber
CYT-149
Synonyms
CD137L,CD137-L,4-1BBL,4-1BBLigand,TNFSF9,TumorNecrosisFactor(ligand)SuperfamilyMember9.
Introduction
4-1BBLisatransmembranecytokinethatispartofthetumornecrosisfactor(TNF)ligandfamily.4-1BBLisabidirectionalsignaltransducerthatperformsasaligandforTNFRSF9,whichisacostimulatoryreceptormoleculeinTlymphocytes.TNFSF9anditsTNFRSF9takepartintheantigenpresentationdevelopmentandinthegenerationofcytotoxicTcells.4-1BBRisabsentfromrestingTlymphocytesbutrapidlyexpresseduponantigenicstimulation.TNFSF9reactivatesanergicTlymphocytesaswellaspromotingTlymphocyteproliferation.4-1BBLigandisneededfortheoptimalCD8responsesinCD8Tcells.4-1BBLisexpressedincarcinomacelllines,andisthoughttobeinvolvedinTcell-tumorcellinteraction.4-1BBLisexpressedbyactivatedBcells,macrophages,dendriticcells,activatedTcells,neuronsandastrocytes.Theinteractionof4-1BBwithTNFRSF9stronglyregulatesimmunityandhasbeenproposedtopreferentiallycontrolTcellresponsesbasedonstudiesinvariousmurin.
Description
41BBLHumanRecombinantproducedinE.Coliisasingle,non-glycosylated,polypeptidechaincontaining184aminoacidsandhavingamolecularmassof19.5kDa.The41BBLispurifiedbyproprietarychromatographictechniques.
Source
EscherichiaColi.
PhysicalAppearance
SterileFilteredWhitelyophilized(freeze-dried)powder.
Formulation
Lyophilizedfroma0.2µmfilteredconcentratedsolutioninPBS,pH7.4.
Solubility
Itisrecommendedtoreconstitutethelyophilized41BBLinsterile18M-cmH2Onotlessthan100µg/ml,whichcanthenbefurtherdilutedtootheraqueoussolutions.
Lyophilized41BBLalthoughstableatroomtemperaturefor3weeks,shouldbestoreddesiccatedbelow-18°C.Uponreconstitution41BBLshouldbestoredat4°Cbetween2-7daysandforfutureusebelow-18°C.Pleasepreventfreeze-thawcycles.
Purity
Greaterthan95.0%asdeterminedbySDS-PAGE.
Aminoacidsequence
REGPELSPDDPAGLLDLRQGMFAQLVAQNVLLIDGPLSWYSDPGLAGVSLTGGLSYKEDTKELVVAKAGVYYVFFQLELRRVVAGEGSGSVSLALHLQPLRSAAGAAALALTVDLPPASSEARNSAFGFQGRLLHLSAGQRLGVHLHTEARARHAWQLTQGATVLGLFRVTPEIPAGLPSPRSE
Fullybiologicallyactivewhencomparedtostandard.Determinedbythedose-dependentstimulationofIL-8productionbyhumanPBMC.TheED50forthiseffectis5-10ng/mlcorrespondingtoaSpecificActivityof100,000-200,000IU/mg.
SafetyDataSheet
Usage
Prospec"sproductsarefurnishedforLABORATORYRESEARCHUSEONLY.Theproductmaynotbeusedasdrugs,agriculturalorpesticidalproducts,foodadditivesorhouseholdchemicals.