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IL-4 Monoclonal Antibody (OX81), eFluor™ 660, eBioscience™

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Product Details

50-7045-82

Applications
Tested Dilution
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Flow Cytometry (Flow)

0.5 µg/test
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Product Specifications

Species Reactivity

Rat

Published species

Rat

Host/Isotype

Mouse / IgG1, kappa

Recommended Isotype Control

Mouse IgG1 kappa Isotype Control (P3.6.2.8.1), eFluor™ 660, eBioscience™

Class

Monoclonal

Type

Antibody

Clone

OX81

Conjugate

eFluor™ 660 eFluor™ 660 eFluor™ 660

Excitation/Emission Max

651/668 nm View spectra spectra

Form

Liquid

Concentration

0.2 mg/mL

Purification

Affinity chromatography

Storage buffer

PBS, pH 7.2

Contains

0.09% sodium azide

Storage conditions

4° C, store in dark, DO NOT FREEZE!

Shipping conditions

Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)

RRID

AB_11149497

Product Specific Information

Description: This OX81 monoclonal antibody reacts with rat interleukin (IL)-4. Also known as BCDF, BCGF-1 and BSF-1, IL-4 is secreted by activated Th2 and natural killer T cells. This cytokine is also produced by Th1 and mast cells albeit to a lesser extent. IL-4 is species-specific and promotes proliferation and differentiation of B cells. IL-4, in conjunction with other signals such as CD40, induces Ig isotype switching of B cells and the upregulation of MHC class II and CD23.

The OX81 antibody has been reported to exhibit neutralizing activity.

Applications Reported: This OX81 antibody has been reported for use in intracellular staining followed by flow cytometric analysis.

Applications Tested: This OX81 antibody has been tested by intracellular flow cytometric analysis of activated rat splenocytes. This can be used at less than or equal to 0.5 µg per test. A test is defined as the amount (µg) of antibody that will stain a cell sample in a final volume of 100 µL. Cell number should be determined empirically but can range from 10^5 to 10^8 cells/test. It is recommended that the antibody be carefully titrated for optimal performance in the assay of interest.

eFluor® 660 is a replacement for Alexa Fluor® 647. eFluor® 660 emits at 659 nm and is excited with the red laser (633 nm). Please make sure that your instrument is capable of detecting this fluorochome.

Excitation: 633-647 nm; Emission: 668 nm; Laser: Red Laser.

Filtration: 0.2 µm post-manufacturing filtered.

Target Information

Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is a pleiotropic, immune-modulatory cytokine produced by activated T cells, and serves as a ligand for interleukin 4 receptor. IL-4 has been found to have the broadest range of actions. The interleukin 4 receptor also binds to IL13, which may contribute to many overlapping functions of this cytokine and IL13. STAT6, a signal transducer and activator of transcription, has been shown to play an important role in mediating the immune regulatory signal of IL-4. The IL-4 gene, IL-3, IL-5, IL-13, and CSF2 form a cytokine gene cluster on chromosome 5q. In particular, IL-4 is located in close proximity to IL13 on the chromosome. Further, the IL-4 gene, IL13 and IL5 are found to be coordinated by several long-range regulatory elements over a 120 kilobase range on the chromosome. IL-4 delta 2 is a known splice variant of IL-4.

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures. Not for resale without express authorization.

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Bioinformatics

Protein Aliases: B-cell growth factor 1; B-cell IGG differentiation factor; B-cell stimulatory factor 1; BSF-1; H-IL-4; IL-4; ILN; Interleukin; Interleukin-4; Interleukin4; Lymphocyte stimulatory factor 1; M-IL-4; MGC79402

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Gene Aliases: Il-4; Il4; Il4e12

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UniProt ID: (Rat) P20096

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Entrez Gene ID: (Rat) 287287

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Function(s)
cytokine activity interleukin-4 receptor binding growth factor activity interleukin superfamily
Process(es)
microglial cell activation positive regulation of protein phosphorylation innate immune response in mucosa positive regulation of defense response to virus by host T-helper 1 cell lineage commitment positive regulation of immunoglobulin production negative regulation of acute inflammatory response negative regulation of chronic inflammatory response female pregnancy response to nutrient cholesterol metabolic process positive regulation of cell proliferation regulation of proton transport response to organic cyclic compound positive regulation of B cell proliferation B cell costimulation positive regulation of interleukin-10 production positive regulation of interleukin-13 production response to cytokine T-helper 2 cell cytokine production positive regulation of T cell proliferation positive regulation of activated T cell proliferation B cell activation response to drug positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat5 protein defense response to protozoan negative regulation of macrophage activation positive regulation of mast cell degranulation negative regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process T-helper 2 cell differentiation positive regulation of chemokine biosynthetic process positive regulation of MHC class II biosynthetic process response to ethanol positive regulation of T cell differentiation negative regulation of osteoclast differentiation negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter positive regulation of isotype switching to IgE isotypes positive regulation of isotype switching to IgG isotypes regulation of inflammatory response positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation regulation of immune response regulation of T cell activation negative regulation of T cell activation positive regulation of B cell activation positive regulation of sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity retina development in camera-type eye cellular response to mercury ion positive regulation of mononuclear cell migration dendritic cell differentiation extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in absence of ligand positive regulation of myoblast fusion negative regulation of complement-dependent cytotoxicity negative regulation of T-helper 17 cell differentiation negative regulation of endothelial cell apoptotic process positive regulation of eosinophil chemotaxis negative regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway
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