Interleukin-13 Rat Recombinant ( IL 13 Rat )

Interleukin-13 Rat Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 113 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 12.7 kDa.The IL-13 is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.

Greater than 95% as determined by SDS-PAGE.

IL13 is an immunoregulatory cytokine produced primarily by activated Th2 cells. IL-13 is involved in several stages of B-cell maturation and differentiation. It up-regulates CD23 and MHC class II expression, and promotes IgE isotype switching of B cells. This cytokine down-regulates macrophage activity, thereby inhibits the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. This cytokine is found to be critical to the pathogenesis of allergen-induced asthma but operates through mechanisms independent of IgE and eosinophils. This gene, IL3, IL5, IL4, and CSF2 form a cytokine gene cluster on chromosome 5q, with this gene particularly close to IL4.

Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.

It is recommended to reconstitute the lyophilized Interleukin 13 in sterile 18M-cm H2O not less than 100ug/ml, which can then be further diluted to other aqueous solutions.