210-401-323
IL-18 Antibody
Cannot supply to this region.
- SKU:
- 210-401-323
- Additional Names:
- Il18|rabbit anti-IL-18 antibody, rabbit anti-interleukin-18 antibody, Iboctadekin antibody, IFN gamma inducing factor antibody, IGIF antibody, IL 1 gamma antibody, IL 18 antibody, IL 1g antibody, IL-1F4, IL 18, Interleukin 18, IL18, Interleukin18, IL1 F4, IL1F4, Il18
- Application:
- ELISA, IHC, WB, IF
- Concentration:
- 1 mg/ml
- Physical State:
- Liquid
- Species Reactivity:
- Mouse
- Storage Conditions:
- -20[o]C aliquoted. Aliquot. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles., 2-8[o]C diluted. Aliquot. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.
- Supplier:
- Rockland Inc
- Host:
- Rabbit
- Reactivities:
- Mouse
- Buffer:
- 0.02 M Potassium Phosphate, 0.15 M Sodium Chloride
- Immunogen:
- The whole rabbit serum used to produce this IgG fraction antibody was prepared by repeated immunizations with native 157 aa mouse IL-18 produced in E.coli.
- Formulation:
- 0.02 M Potassium Phosphate, 0.15 M Sodium Chloride, pH 7.2
- Uniprot:
- P70380, P70380.2
- Synonyms:
- IFN-gamma-inducing factor;Ig;Igif;Il-;IL-1 gamma;Il-18;interferon gamma-inducing factor;interleukin-1 gamma;interleukin-18
- Extra Details:
- Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a member of the IL-1 cytokine family and was initially identified as an Interferon-g (IFN-g) inducing factor (IGIF). The IL-18 gene was originally cloned from liver cells and has since been shown to be produced by activated monocytes/ macrophages, Kupffer cells, keratinocytes, glucocorticoid-secreting adrenal cortex cells, osteoblasts and dendritic cells. IL-18 is a 24 kDa, non-glycosylated polypeptide that lacks a classical signal sequence and possesses a structure recognizably similar to IL-1. IL-18 is synthesized as a bio-inactive propeptide that undergoes proteolytic cleavage by either ICE (interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme) or another caspase to generate a mature, bioactive, 18 kDa molecule. In both the mature and propeptide forms, IL-18 shows 64% aa sequence identity from mouse to human. IL-18 does not appear to show any primary sequence similarity to any other known cytokines. Rat IL-18 has also been isolated, and found to be 194 aa in length with a 91% aa sequence identity to mouse IL-18. Human IL-18 has been found to induce the production of IFN-g and GM-CSF while inhibiting the production of IL-10 by PBMC. With respect to human T cells, IL-18 enhances Th1 cytokine production and stimulates cell proliferation via an IL-2-dependent pathway. Human IL-18 can also inhibit the synthesis of IgE by B cells. Thus, IL-18 plays an important role in immunological and inflammatory reactions. Currently, the bioactivity of human IL-18 is often determined by its capacity to augment the levels of IFN-g produced by T cells as measured in tissue culture supernatants.
- Shipping Conditions:
- Dry Ice