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- SPECIES: Human, Mouse
- SOURCE SPECIES: HEK293 cells
- RECOMBINANT PROTEIN SEQUENCE: The extracellular domain of human IL-2 (aa 21-153) (mutant H9 containing the mutations L80F / R81D / L85V / I86V / I92F) is untagged.
- APPLICATION NOTE: Triggers far greater antitumor responses than native IL-2 in vivo but with lower toxicity.
- PREDICTED MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 12kDa
- BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY: Triggers T cell proliferation at concentration <1ng/ml in the presence of 250ng/mL each of anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies.
Properties
- PURITY: ≥95% (SDS-PAGE).
Endotoxin level is less than <0.01EU/μg protein (LAL test). - PHYSICAL STATE: Lyophilized
- BUFFER: Lyophilized. Contains 50mM Tris pH8.0, 150mM NaCl, 0.02% CHAPS.
- CONCENTRATION: 0.1mg/ml
- STORAGE CONDITIONS: After reconstitution, prepare aliquots and store at -20°C. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles. PBS containing at least 0.1% BSA should be used for further dilutions
Additional Info
- ADDITIONAL NAMES: IL-2 Superkine (human) (untagged) (rec.); Interleukin-2; T Cell Growth Factor; TCGF; Aldesleukin; Super-2
- Protein Accession Number: P60568
Background
- Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is a 133 amino acid glycoprotein with one intramolecular disulfide bond and variable glycosylation. It is secreted by activated T cells and induces proliferation and maturation of activated T cells, natural killer cells and lymphokine activated killer cells. IL-2 also stimulates proliferation of antibody-producing B cells, activates neutrophils and induces mononuclear cells to secrete IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha and -beta. Moreover, studies have shown that IL-2 is required for activation-induced apoptosis, an important homeostatic mechanism in the immune system, which is involved in the maintenance of peripheral tolerance to self-antigens. IL-2 promotes T cell proliferation and particularly naïve T cells. IL-2 signaling on activated T cells is effected through a quaternary high-affinity receptor complex consisting of IL-2, IL-2Ralpha (CD25), IL-2Rbeta and IL-2Rgamma. Naïve T cells are relatively insensitive to IL-2 as they only express small amounts of IL-2Rbeta and IL-2Rgamma. They only acquire sensitivity after CD25 expression, which captures the cytokine and presents it to the IL-2Rbeta and IL-2Rgamma receptors. IL-2 Superkine is an artificial variant of IL-2 containing mutations at positions L80F / R81D / L85V / I86V / I92F. These mutations are located in the molecule's core that acts to stabilize the structure and to give it a receptor-binding conformation mimicking native IL-2 bound to CD25. These mutations effectively eliminate the functional requirement of IL-2 for CD25 expression and elicit proliferation of T cells. Compared to IL-2, the IL-2 Superkine induces superior expansion of cytotoxic T cells, leading to improved antitumour responses in vivo, and elicits proportionally less toxicity by lowering the expansion of T regulatory cells and reducing pulmonary oedema.
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