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Interleukin 21 (IL-21) is a pleiotropic cytokine that is composed of four α-helical bundles and primarily produced by natural killer T (NKT) cells, T follicular helper (Tfh) cells, and Th17 cells (Spolski & Leonard 2008). IL-21 signals via heterodimers of the IL-21 receptor (IL-21R) and the IL2RG-encoded common cytokine receptor γ-chain (Parrish-Novak et al.; Ozaki K et al. 2000), and utilizes the JAK/STAT, MAPK, and PI3K pathways (Spolski & Leonard 2014). IL-21 has been shown to have a critical role in regulating immunoglobulin production and differentiation of the pro-inflammatory Th17 population of cells (Ozaki et al. 2002; Nurieva et al.). Additionally, IL-21 specifically sustains CD8+ T cell effector activity and provides a mechanism of CD4+ T cell help during chronic viral infection (Elsaesser et al.). IL-21 signaling was also found critical for the development of type 1 diabetes in NOD mice (Sutherland et al.) and control of T cell autoimmunity by regulatory B cells (Yoshizaki et al.). This product is animal component-free.
Subtype
Cytokines
Alternative Names
Interleukin-21, Za11
Cell Type
Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells, NK Cells, T Cells, T Cells, CD4+, T Cells, CD8+, T Cells, Other Subsets
(A) The biological activity of Human Recombinant IL-21, ACF was tested by its ability to promote the proliferation of B9 cells. Cell
proliferation was measured using a fluorometric assay method. The EC50 is defined as the effective concentration of the cytokine at
which cell proliferation is at 50% of maximum. The EC50 in the example above is 18.2 ng/mL.
(B) 1 μg of Human Recombinant IL-21, ACF was resolved with SDS-PAGE under reducing (+) and non-reducing (-) conditions and
visualized by Coomassie Blue staining. Human Recombinant IL-21, ACF has a predicted molecular mass of 15.4 kDa.
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Immunomagnetic negative isolation of untouched human CD8+ T cells
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Human Recombinant IL-21, ACF
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