Reactivity | HuSpecies Glossary |
Applications | Flow |
Clone | 70720 |
Clonality | Monoclonal |
Host | Mouse |
Conjugate | Alexa Fluor 700 |
Concentration | Please see the vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services. |
Immunogen | E. coli-derived recombinant human IL-16 isoform 1 Met1203-Ser1332 Accession # Q14005 |
Specificity | Detects human IL-16. |
Isotype | IgG2b |
Clonality | Monoclonal |
Host | Mouse |
Gene | IL16 |
Purity Statement | Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant |
Innovator's Reward | Test in a species/application not listed above to receive a full credit towards a future purchase. |
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Application Notes | Flow Cytometry: Please use 0.25-1 ug of conjugated antibody per 10e6 cells. |
Storage | Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date. |
Buffer | Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide. |
Preservative | 0.09% Sodium Azide |
Concentration | Please see the vial label for concentration. If unlisted please contact technical services. |
Interleukin 16, also named lymphocyte chemoattractant factor (LCF), was originally identified as a CD8+ T-cell-derived chemoattractant for CD4+ cells. The biologically active form of IL-16 was originally proposed to be a homotetramer of 14 kDa chains containing 130 amino acid residue subunits. The complete pro-IL-16 cDNA was subsequently cloned and shown to encode a 631 amino acid residue hydrophilic protein that lacked a signal peptide. The original 130 amino acid residue polypeptide is now believed to have been derived from the C terminus of the precursor. IL-16 precursor protein has been detected in the lysates of various cells including mitogen stimulated PBMCs. The biologically active and secreted natural IL-16 is assumed to be a proteolytic cleavage product of pro-IL-16 generated by proteases present in or on activated CD8+ cells. A likely cleavage site was proposed to be at aspartate residue 510. This would yield a 121 amino acid residue protein, smaller than the 130 aa residue protein first described. The expression of IL-16 precursor mRNA has been detected in various tissues including spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, peripheral leukocytes, bone marrow and cerebellum. The gene for IL-16 precursor has been localized to chromosome 15. The biological activities ascribed to IL-16 are reported to be dependent on the cell surface expression of CD4, suggesting that IL-16 is a CD4 ligand. Besides its chemotactic properties, IL-16 has also been shown to suppress HIV-1 replication in vitro. Recombinant E. coli-derived IL-16 produced at R&D Systems is present mostly as a monomer, exhibits chemotactic activity for lymphocytes at high concentrations, lacks chemotactic activites for monocytes, and binds the extracellular domain of CD4 with low affinity.
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