Anti-Mouse IL-18BPc – Biotin

Purified Recombinant Mouse IL-18BPc (Accession # AAD17193)

This biotinylated antigen affinity purified polyclonal antibody has been 0.2 µm filtered and lyophilized from modified Dulbecco’s phosphate buffered saline (1X PBS) pH 7.2 – 7.3 containing 50 µg of bovine serum albumin per µg of antibody with no calcium, magnesium, or preservatives present.

Lyophilized

The lyophilized, biotinylated antigen affinity purified polyclonal antibody can be stored desiccated at -20°C to -70°C for up to twelve months from date of receipt. The reconstituted biotin conjugate can be stored for at least four weeks at 2-8°C. For long-term storage of the reconstituted conjugate, aseptically aliquot into working volumes and store at -20°C to -70°C in a manual defrost freezer. Avoid Repeated Freeze Thaw Cycles. No detectable loss of activity was observed after six months.

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Goat Anti-Mouse Interleukin-18 Binding Protein (IL-18BPc) recognizes Mouse IL-18BPc. This antigen affinity purified polyclonal antibody was purified using a proprietary chromatographic technique that includes covalently immobilizing the antigen proteins or peptides to agarose based beads. This purification method enhances specificity, reduces nonspecific binding of extraneous IgG and provides you with the most reliable reagent available for your early discovery research.

IL-18BP is a circulating glycoprotein, which functions as an IL-18 antagonist by binding to IL-18 with high affinity and neutralizing its biological activity. IL-18BP has no amino acid sequence homology to IL-18 or IL-1 receptors. The gene for human IL-18BP encodes at least four isoforms by alternative splicing. The IL-18BP isoforms A and C each contain one immunoglobulin (Ig)-like C2-type domain while isoforms B and D lack the complete Ig domain. The complete Ig domain has been shown to be essential for IL-18BPs binding and neutralizing properties. Several poxviruses have been shown to encode proteins with sequence similarity to human and mouse IL-18BPs that also bind and inhibit IL-18 bioactivities. This could lead to viral modulation of host immune responses.