Name
TARC Rat Protein
Cat. No.
MAG-2472
Tag/Conjugates
His
Source
Escherichia Coli.
Shipping
At Room Temperature
Description
TARC Rat Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 70 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 8.1kDa. The TARC Rat is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.
Synonyms
Thymus and activation-regulated chemokine, CCL17, SCYA17, TARC.
Introduction
TARC cDNA encodes a 94 amino acid precursor protein with a 23 amino acid residue signal peptide that is cleaved off to generate the 71 amino acid residue mature secreted protein. Along with CC chemokine family members, CCL-17 has approximately 24-29% amino acid sequence identity with RANTES, MIP-1a, MIP-1b, MCP-1, MCP-2, MCP-3 and I-309. TARC is expressed in thymus, and at a lower level in the lung, colon, and small intestine. TARC is in addition transiently expressed in stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Recombinant TARC has been shown to be chemotactic for T cell lines but not monocytes or neutrophils. CCL-17 was recently identified to be a specific functional ligand for CCR4, a receptor that is selectively expressed on T cells. CCL17 is one of quite a few Cys-Cys (CC) cytokine genes clustered on the q arm of chromosome 16. CCL17 shows chemotactic activity for T lymphocytes, but not monocytes or granulocytes. CCL17 binds to chemokine receptors CCR4 and CCR8. This chemokine plays important roles in T cell development in thymus as well as in trafficking and activation of mature T cells.
Physical Appearance
Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.
Formulation
The protein was lyophilized from a 0.2µm filtered concentrated solution in 1×PBS, pH7.4.
Solubility
It is recommended to reconstitute the lyophilized TARC in sterile 18M-cm H 2 O not less than 100µg/ml, which can then be further diluted to other aqueous solutions.
Stability
Lyophilized TARC although stable at room temperature for 3 weeks, should be stored desiccated below -18C. Upon reconstitution TARC should be stored at 4C between 2-7 days and for future use below -18C. For long term storage it is recommended to add a carrier protein (0.1% HSA or BSA). Ple ase prevent freeze-thaw cycles.
Purity
Greater than 97.0% as determined by (a) Analysis by RP-HPLC. (b) Analysis by SDS-PAGE.
Amino acid
ARATNVGREC CLDYFKGAIP IRKLVTWFRT SVECPKDAIV FETVQGRLIC TDPKDKHVKK AIRHLKNQRL.
Usage
Mabioway's Co., Ltd products are furnished for LABORATORY RESEARCH USE ONLY. The product may not be used as drugs, agricultural or pesticidal products, food additives or household chemicals.
Biological Activity
Determined by its ability to chemoattract human T-Lymphocytes using a concentration range of 1.0-10.0 ng/ml.
