Rat IL-4 ELISA Kit EZ-Set™ (DIY Antibody Pairs) (antibody pairs and standards for assay development). Quantitate Rat IL4 in cell culture supeatants and serum.
Expression system for standard: E.coli; Immunogen sequence: C25-S147
Kit Components
Description Capture Antibody Detection Antibody Avidin-Biotin-Peroxidase Complex (ABC) Lyophilized Standard
Cross Reactivity
There is no detectable cross-reactivity with other relevant proteins.
Specificity
Natural and recombinant rat IL-4
Subcellular Localization
Secreted.
Sample Type
Cell culture supeatants, Serum
Protein Function
Participates in at least several B-cell activation processes as well as of other cell types. It is a costimulator of DNA-synthesis. It induces the expression of class II MHC molecules on resting B-cells. It enhances both secretion and cell surface expression of IgE and IgG1. It also regulates the expression of the low affinity Fc receptor for IgE (CD23) on both lymphocytes and monocytes.
Background
Interleukin-4 (IL-4), also knowns as a B-cell stimulatory factor1 (BSF1), is an immunomodulatory cytokine, which can inhibit the growth of tumour cells. The human cDNA contains a single open reading frame encoding a protein of 153 amino acids, including a putative signal peptide. IL-4 may act as an autocrine growth factor in pancreatic cancer cells and also give rise to the possibility that cancer-derived IL-4 may suppress cancer-ed immunosurveillance in vivo in addition to its growth-promoting effects, thereby facilitating pancreatic tumor growth and metastasis. The mouse and human genes and their protein products show structural and functional similarities. The human IL-4 gene, which occurs as a single copy in the haploid genome, is mapped on chromosome 5. Rat IL-4 is a 13.5KDa glycoprotein, consisting of 147 amino acids in precursor form and 123 amino acids in mature form.
Notes
Material Required But Not Provided: 1. Microplate reader in standard size. 2. Automated plate washer. 3. Incubator. 4. Adjustable pipettes and pipette tips. Multichannel pipettes are recommended in the condition of large amount of samples in the detection. 5. Clean tubes and Eppendorf tubes. 6. 96 well microplate 7. Plate Sealers. 8. Capture Antibody Diluent: PBS. 9. Reagent Diluent: 1% BSA in PBS, pH 7.2-7.4, 0.2 µm filtered. 10. Substrate Solution: Tetramethylbenzidine 11. Stop Solution: 2 N H2SO4 12. Wash Buffer . Recipes: PBS: 8g NaCl, 0.2g KCl, 1.15g Na2HPO4, 0.2g KH2PO4, adjust the total volume to 1 L with distilled water, pH 7.2-7.4, 0.2 µm filtered. PBS-T: 0.1% Tween® 20 in PBS, pH 7.2-7.4. *Item 6 12 are included in the EZ Set Accessory Kit
Gene ID
287287
Gene Name
IL4
UniProt ID
P20096
Protein Name
Interleukin-4
Applications
ELISA
Storage
Store at 4°C for 6 months, at -20°C for 12 months. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles (Ships with gel ice, can store for up to 3 days in room temperature. Freeze upon receiving.)
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