Recombinant Human IL-3 Heat Stable Protein, CF

Recombinant Human IL-3 Heat Stable Protein (Catalog # BT-003HS) exhibits a higher melting temperature (Tm) than wild-type human IL-3. Thermal stability was assessed by Differential Scanning Fluorimetry (DSF).

Recombinant Human IL-3 HeatStable Protein (Catalog # BT-003HS) stimulates theproliferation of TF-1 humanerythroleukemic cells.

2 μg/lane of Recombinant Human IL‑3 Heat Stable Protein (Catalog # BT-003HS) was resolved with SDS-PAGE under reducing (R) condition and visualized by Coomassie® Blue staining, showing bands at 12-15 kDa.

• Reactivity: Hu
• Applications: Bioactivity
• Format: Carrier-Free

Recombinant Human IL-3 Heat Stable Protein, CF Summary

• Details of Functionality: Measured in a cell proliferation assay using TF‑1 human erythroleukemic cells. Kitamura, T. et al. (1989) J. Cell Physiol. 140:323. The ED₅₀ for this effect is 0.015-0.150 ng/mL.
• Source: E. coli-derived human IL-3 protein
  Proprietary, engineered based on P08700
• Protein/Peptide Type: Recombinant Proteins
• Purity: >95%, by SDS-PAGE visualized with Silver Staining and quantitative densitometry by Coomassie® Blue Staining
• Endotoxin Note: <0.10 EU per 1 μg of the protein by the LAL method.

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Bioactivity
• SDS-PAGE: 12-15 kDa, under reducing conditions.

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
  • 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
  • 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
  • 3 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
• Buffer: Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose.
• Purity: >95%, by SDS-PAGE visualized with Silver Staining and quantitative densitometry by Coomassie® Blue Staining
• Reconstitution Instructions: Reconstitute at 250 μg/mL in water.

Notes

This product is produced by and ships from R&D Systems, Inc., a Bio-Techne brand.

Alternate Names for Recombinant Human IL-3 Heat Stable Protein, CF

• Hematopoietic growth factor
• IL3
• IL-3
• IL-3MGC79398
• interleukin 3 (colony-stimulating factor, multiple)
• interleukin-3
• Mast cell growth factor
• mast-cell growth factor
• MCGF
• MCGFMGC79399
• MULTI-CSF
• multilineage-colony-stimulating factor
• Multipotential colony-stimulating factor
• P-cell stimulating factor
• P-cell-stimulating factor

Background

Interleukin 3 is a pleiotropic factor produced primarily by activated T cells that can stimulate the proliferation and differentiation of pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells as well as various lineage committed progenitors. In addition, IL-3 also affects the functional activity of mature mast cells, basophils, eosinophils and macrophages. Because of its multiple functions and targets, it was originally studied under different names, including mast cell growth factor, P-cell stimulating factor, burst promoting activity, multi-colony stimulating factor, thy-1 inducing factor and WEHI-3 growth factor. In addition to activated T cells, other cell types such as human thymic epithelial cells, activated murine mast cells, murine keratinocytes and neurons/astrocytes can also produce IL-3. At the amino acid sequence level, mature human and murine IL-3 share only 29% sequence identity. Consistent with this lack of homology, IL-3 activity is highly species-specific and human IL-3 does not show activity on murine cells. IL-3 exerts its biological activities through binding to specific cell surface receptors. The high affinity receptor responsible for IL-3 signaling is composed of at least two subunits, an IL-3 specific alpha chain which binds IL-3 with low affinity and a common beta chain that is shared by the IL-5 and GM-CSF high-affinity receptors. Although the beta chain itself does not bind IL-3, it confers high-affinity IL-3 binding in the presence of the  alpha chain. Receptors for IL-3 are present on bone marrow progenitors, macrophages, mast cells, eosinophils, megakaryocytes, basophils and various myeloid leukemic cells. Our Heat Stable IL-3 incorporates precise point mutations that increase structural stability without compromising biological activity.