Anti-Mouse IL-1α [Clone ALF-161] — Alexa Fluor® 488

Purified Recombinant Mouse IL-1α (>98%)

This Alexa Fluor® 488 conjugate is formulated in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline (150 mM NaCl) PBS pH 7.4, 1% BSA and 0.09% sodium azide as a preservative.
Alexa Fluor® is a trademark of Life Technologies Corporation.

Liquid

This Alexa Fluor® 488 conjugate is stable when stored at 2-8°C. Do not freeze.

Research Use Only

2-8°C Wet Ice

Blue Laser (488 nm) Alexa Fluor® 488 has a maximum emission of 519 nm when it is excited at 488 nm.

Clone ALF-161 recognizes mouse IL-1α.

IL-1R1 is an 80 kD transmembrane glycoprotein and a member of the Ig superfamily. IL-1 binds both IL-1R1 and IL-1R2. The ligands IL-1α and IL-1β only commence when binding IL-1R1 because IL-1R2 acts as a decoy receptor and competitively antagonizes the binding of IL-1α and IL-1β, thereby reducing their biological effects. Binding of the ligands to IL-1R1 is enhanced by an accessory protein, IL-1R-AcP. IL-1α can exist as either a 31 kD precursor or an 18 kD mature form. IL-1α is a proinflammatory cell-associated cytokine and IL-1β is a 17.5 kD proinflammatory secreted cytokine. Both IL-1α and IL-1β bind to the same receptor and have similar properties that include stimulation of thymocyte proliferation via IL-2 release, B-cell maturation and proliferation, mitogenic FGF-like activity and the ability to stimulate the release of prostaglandin and collagenase from synovial cells. Furthermore, IL-1β mediates a variety of immune and inflammatory responses. IL-1β is a major cause of severe inflammation in the mouse model of Crohn’s Disease, which makes IL-1β an important target for this disease.