Rhesus/Cynomolgus IFN-Alpha 2

Catalog Number: 14110

Recombinant Rhesus/Cynomolgus Interferon Alpha 2 expressed in E.coli

$351.00
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Activity of Rhesus/Cynomolgus IFN-Alpha 2 (14110) and Human IFN-Alpha A on an NHP cell line challenged with VSV in a CPE. Results are representative and may vary depending upon experimental conditions.

Activity of Rhesus/Cynomolgus IFN-Alpha 2 (14110) and Human IFN-Alpha A on an NHP cell line challenged with VSV in a CPE. Results are representative and may vary depending upon experimental conditions.

Product Info

BioactivityMeasured using cytopathic effect inhibition assays on Bovine (MDBK) cells with VSV and Human (A549) cells with EMCV
The EC50 for bovine IFN is ~ 5 U/ml
The EC50 for human IFN is ~ 1 U/ml.

Documentation

Certificate of Analysis (CoA) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

FormulationSupplied frozen with a carrier protein
Molecular Weight19.5 kDa
SourcecDNA expressed in E.coli
Purity> 98% by SDS-PAGE stained by Coomassie Blue
Endotoxin level < 1 EU/μg
StorageFor retention of full activity store at -70°C or below and avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles
Accession NumberXM_001107516

Background

 

The cDNA for Rheus/Cynomolgus IFN-Alpha 2 was cloned from the Rhesus cell line LLC-MK2. This was found to be identical to the putative Rhesus IFN-Alpha 2 (XM_001107516) identified as part of the Rhesus genome project. There are 14 AA differences in the mature protein (2 in the signal peptide) between the Rhesus and Human Alpha A (2a) sequence. There are 13 AA differences in the mature protein (2 in the signal peptide) between the Rhesus and Human Alpha 2 (2b) sequence. This is in accord with a previous report [Villinger et al. (1995) J. Immunol. 155:3946] stating that there are 15-16 amino acids different between the Rhesus IFN-Alpha 2 and human alpha 2 (2b) and human alpha A(2a) respectively.

 

This Rhesus (Macaca mulatta) sequence is also identical to a Cynomolgus (Macaca fascicularis) IFN-Alpha 2 cloned from cDNA isolated from primary hepatocytes (PBL unpublished observation).