Recombinant Human IL-24 Protein

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Recombinant Human IL-24 Protein Summary

• Description: Recombinant bioactive protein containing 158 amino acids for Human IL-24
  
  

  Source:Sacharomyces cerevisiae
  Amino Acid Sequence:(Q13007)

• Preparation Method: Determined to be >98% pure by SDS-PAGE
• Details of Functionality: Measured by its ability to bind to the cell receptor of Capan-1 cells line resulted in Stat-3 activation. The ED50 for this effect is typically 1.0 ng/ml.
• Source: Yeast
• Protein/Peptide Type: Recombinant Protein
• Gene: IL24
• Purity: >98%, by SDS-PAGE
• Endotoxin Note: <0.1 ng/ug

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Bioactivity
  • SDS-Page
• Theoretical MW: 19.5 kDa.
  Disclaimer note: The observed molecular weight of the protein may vary from the listed predicted molecular weight due to post translational modifications, post translation cleavages, relative charges, and other experimental factors.

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Store at -20 to -80C. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
• Buffer: Sterile filtered and lyophilized from PBS with BSA as a carrier
• Concentration: Lyoph
• Purity: >98%, by SDS-PAGE
• Reconstitution Instructions: Reconstitute in sterile H2O to a concentration >100 g/ml. The solution can then be diluted into other aqueous solutions.

Alternate Names for Recombinant Human IL-24 Protein

• C49A
• FISP
• IL10B
• IL24
• IL-24
• interleukin 24
• MDA-7
• MDA7MOB5
• melanocyte-associated Mda-7
• melanoma differentiation association protein 7
• Melanoma differentiation-associated gene 7 protein
• MOB-5
• ST16
• ST16interleukin-24
• suppression of tumorigenicity 16 (melanoma differentiation)
• Suppression of tumorigenicity 16 protein

Background

IL24 is a member of the IL10 family of cytokines. It was identified as a gene induced during terminal differentiation in melanoma cells. IL-10B encoded can induce apoptosis selectively in various cancer cells. Overexpression IL-24 leads to elevated expression of several GADD family genes, which correlates with the induction of apoptosis. The phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 (MAPK7/P38), and heat shock 27kDa protein 1 (HSPB2/HSP27) are found to be induced by this gene in melanoma cells, but not in normal immortal melanocytes. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. The glycosylation is essential for activity of IL-24. Functionally, IL-24 has diverse activities. At low concentrations, it induces type I proinflammatory cytokines such as IFN-gamma, IL-1Beta , IL-12 and TNF-alpha. At high concentration, it is a strong inducer of apoptosis in tumor cells, but not normal cells. mda-7/IL-24 is being hailed as a 'magic bullet' for cancer gene therapy. Recombinant human Il-24 produced in yeast is a single, glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 158 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 18 kDa. As a result of glycosilation, the protein migrates at 19.5 kDa on SDS-PAGE.

Limitations

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Peptides and proteins are guaranteed for 3 months from date of receipt.

Bioinformatics

• Gene Symbol: IL24