IL-13: Human Interleukin-13
Description
BACKGROUND Interleukin-13 (IL-13) is an important cytokine secreted from Th2 cells. The functions attributed to IL-13 overlap significantly with those of IL-4 (induces IgE secretion from B cells and inhibits expression of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1?, TNF-?, IL-8 and IL-6), but differs from IL-4 in that IL-13 seems to link inflammatory response of immune cells to the pathophysiological changes in the surrounding non-immune cells. The receptor subunits of IL-13 consist of IL-4R?, IL-13R?1 and IL-13R?2. Human and mouse IL-13 are cross-reactive. Recombinant human IL-13 is a non-glycosylated protein, containing 114 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 12.5 kDa. Products are for research use only. They are not intended for human, animal, or diagnostic applications.
Details
RP-HPLC calibrated against a known standard.
Quantitation against a known standard via reducing and non-reducing SDS-PAGE gels.