| 背景描述 | Interleukin-18 (IL-18) belongs to the IL-1 superfamily and is constitutively produced by macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs) and other cells. IL-18 binds to the receptor of IL-18 (IL-18R) and initiate the recruitment and heterodimerization of the IL-18RAcP, leading to downstream activation of NF-κB. After stimulation with IL-18, multiple cytokines including IFN-γ, IL-13, IL-4, IL-8, and GM-CSF and both Th1 and Th2 lymphokines could be produced by different cells. As an immunoregulaory cytokine, IL-18 can promote development of T helper 1 (Th1) cells, which maximizes the production of IFN by synergistically stimulating to mature Th1 effectors in combination with IL-12. On the contrary, it inhibits the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. In addition, IL-18 exhibits multiple proinflammatory functions, such as increases in cell adhesion molecules, nitric oxide synthesis, and chemokine production. | 
                            
                            
                                | 别称 | interleukin 18, IGIF, IL-1g, IL1F4, IL18 | 
                            
                            
                                | 蛋白编码 | Q14116 | 
                            
                            
                                | 分子量 | The protein has a calculated MW of 18.2 kDa.
The protein migrates as 15 kDa under reducing condition (SDS-PAGE analysis). | 
                            
                            
                                | 表达系统 | Escherichia coli | 
                            
                            
                                | 纯度 | >97% as determined by SDS-PAGE analysis. | 
                            
                            
                                | 生物活性 | Measure by its ability to induce IFN gamma secretion in KG-1 cells. The ED₅₀ for this effect is <6 ng/mL. The specific activity of recombinant human IL-18 GMP is > 1 x 10⁷ IU/mg, which is calibrated against the human IL-18 WHO Reference Reagent (NIBSC code: 03/200). | 
                            
                            
                                | 内毒素检测 | <0.05 EU per 1 μg of the protein by the LAL method. | 
                            
                            
                                | 蛋白序列 | YFGKLESKLSVIRNLNDQVLFIDQGNRPLFEDMTDSDCRDNAPRTIFIISMYKDSQPRGMAVTISVKCEKISTLSCENKIISFKEMNPPDNIKDTKSDIIFFQRSVPGHDNKMQFESSSYEGYFLACEKERDLFKLILKKEDELGDRSIMFTVQNED | 
                            
                            
                                | 蛋白标签 | Tag Free | 
                            
                            
                                | 支原体 | Not detected | 
                            
                            
                                | 产品形式 | Lyophilized from a 0.2 µm filtered solution of PBS, pH 7.4. | 
                            
                            
                                | 产品应用 | Cell Culture |