Human IL-16 Antibody

Catalog #: MAB3161 Datasheet / COA / SDS

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MAB3161-SP

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Human IL-16 Antibody Summary

Species Reactivity

Human

Specificity

Detects human IL-16.

Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG2b Clone # 70720

Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. See Certificate of Analysis for details.
*Small pack size (-SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

Label

Unconjugated

Applications

Recommended Concentration

Sample

CyTOF-ready

Ready to be labeled using established conjugation methods. No BSA or other carrier proteins that could interfere with conjugation.

Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry

0.25 µg/10⁶ cells

Raji human Burkitt's lymphoma cell line fixed with paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with saponin

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application. General Protocols are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

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Preparation and Storage

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS. For liquid material, refer to CoA for concentration.

Shipping

The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. *Small pack size (SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at -20 to -70 °C

Stability & Storage

Store the unopened product at -20 to -70 °C. Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Do not use past expiration date.

Background: IL-16

Interleukin 16, also named lymphocyte chemoattractant factor (LCF), was originally identified as a CD8⁺ T-cell-derived chemoattractant for CD4⁺ cells. The biologically active form of IL-16 was originally proposed to be a homotetramer of 14 kDa chains containing 130 amino acid residue subunits. The complete pro-IL-16 cDNA was subsequently cloned and shown to encode a 631 amino acid residue hydrophilic protein that lacked a signal peptide. The original 130 amino acid residue polypeptide is now believed to have been derived from the C terminus of the precursor. IL-16 precursor protein has been detected in the lysates of various cells including mitogen stimulated PBMCs. The biologically active and secreted natural IL-16 is assumed to be a proteolytic cleavage product of pro-IL-16 generated by proteases present in or on activated CD8⁺ cells. A likely cleavage site was proposed to be at aspartate residue 510. This would yield a 121 amino acid residue protein, smaller than the 130 aa residue protein first described. The expression of IL-16 precursor mRNA has been detected in various tissues including spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, peripheral leukocytes, bone marrow and cerebellum. The gene for IL-16 precursor has been localized to chromosome 15. The biological activities ascribed to IL-16 are reported to be dependent on the cell surface expression of CD4, suggesting that IL-16 is a CD4 ligand. Besides its chemotactic properties, IL-16 has also been shown to suppress HIV-1 replication in vitro. Recombinant E. coli-derived IL-16 produced at R&D Systems is present mostly as a monomer, exhibits chemotactic activity for lymphocytes at high concentrations, lacks chemotactic activites for monocytes, and binds the extracellular domain of CD4 with low affinity.

References

Cruikshank, W.W. et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:5109.
Baier, M. et al. (1997) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:5273.
Zhou, A. et al. (1997) Nature Medicine 3:659.
Bazan, J.F. and T.J. Schall (1996) Nature 381:29.

Long Name

Interleukin 16

Entrez Gene IDs

3603 (Human); 16170 (Mouse)

Alternate Names

FLJ16806; FLJ42735; FLJ44234; HsT19289; IL16; IL-16; interleukin 16 (lymphocyte chemoattractant factor); LCF; LCFprIL-16; lymphocyte chemoattractant factor; neuronal interleukin 16; NIL16; PRIL16; prointerleukin 16; pro-interleukin-16