Type

Recombinant

Description

MDCisaCCchemokinethatisproducedinBcells,macrophages,monocyte-deriveddendriticcells,activatedNKcellsandCD4Tcells.ItsignalsthroughtheCCR4receptor.MDCchemoattractsmonocytes,dendriticcellsandNKcells,andexertsHIV-suppressiveactivity.The67 aminoacidformofMDCdisplaysreducedchemoattractantactivity,butretainsHIV-suppressiveactivity.RecombinantMurineMDCisa7.8 kDaproteincontaining68 aminoacidresiduesincludingthefourhighlyconservedcysteineresiduespresentintheCCchemokines.

AminoAcidSequence

GPYGANVEDSICCQDYIRHPLPSRLVKEFFWTSKSCRKPGVVLITVKNRDICADPRQVWVKKLLHKLS

Source

E.coli

Purity

98%

BIOLOGicalActivity

DeterminedbyitsABIlitytochemoattracthumanactivatedlymphocytesusingaconcentrationof10.0–100.0 ng/ml.

Endotoxin

Endotoxinlevelis<0.1 ng/μgofprotein(<1EU/μg).

Reconstitution

Centrifugethevialpriortoopening.Reconstituteinwatertoaconcentrationof0.1–1.0 mg/ml.Donotvortex.Thissolutioncanbestoredat2–8°Cforupto1 week.Forextendedstorage,itisrecommendedtofurtherdiluteinabuffercontainingacarrierprotein(example0.1%BSA)andstoreinworkingaliquotsat –20°Cto –80°C.

Storage/Expiration

 –20°C