| Description |
Interleukin-1 Beta (IL-1beta), is a proinflammatory cytokine produced in a variety of cells including monocytes, tissue macrophages, keratinocytes and other epithelial cells. Both IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta binds to the same receptor and has similar if not identical biological properties. These cytokines have a broad range of activities including, stimulation of thymocyte proliferation, by inducing IL-2 release, B-cell maturation and proliferation, mitogenic FGF-like activity and the ability to stimulate the release of prostaglandin and collagenase from synovial cells. However, whereas IL-1 beta is a secreted cytokine, IL-1 alpha is predominantly a cell-associated cytokine. Recombinant, mouse Interleukin-1 Beta(rmIL-1beta), produced in E. coli is a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 153 amino acids. A fully biologically active molecule, rmIL-1beta is obtained by proprietary chromatographic techniques at GenScript, with an apparent molecular weight of 17.5kDa analyzed by reducing SDS-PAGE. |
| Storage |
Lyophilized recombinant, mouseInterleukin-1 Beta(rmIL-1beta), remains stable up to 6 months at -80C from date of receipt. Upon reconstitution, rmIL-1beta should be stable up to 2 weeks at 4C or up to 3 months at -20C. |
