May play a role in local mechanisms of mucosal immunity and seems to have a proinflammatory function. May play a role in inflammatory bowel disease. Activates STAT1 and STAT3, MAPK1/3 (ERK1/2), JUN and AKT. Induces expression of SOCS3, TNF-alpha and IL-8, secretion of IL-8 and IL-10 and surface expression of ICAM1. Decreases proliferation of intestinal epithelial cells. Is inhibited by heparin. Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to aa22-171 from human IL26, fused to His-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in Yeast. Molecular Weight: ~19.6kD Amino Acid Sequence: KHKQSSFTKSCYPRGTLSQAVDALYIKAAWLKATIPEDRIKNIRLLKKKTKKQFMKNCQFQEQLLSFFMEDVFGQLQLQGCKKIRFVEDFHSLRQKLSHCISCASSAREMKSITRMKRIFYRIGNKGIYKAISELDILLSWIKKLLESSQ Storage and Stability: Lyophilized and reconstituted products are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. Reconstitute with sterile ddH2O. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.
Supplied as a lyophilized powder from 20mM Tris-HCl, 0.5M sodium chloride, pH 8.0, 6% trehalose. Reconstitute with sterile ddH2O to a concentration of 0.1-1mg/ml.
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