Description
IL-15 Responsive Luciferase Reporter Cell Line | 78402 | Gentaur US, UK & Europe Disrtribition
Category: Immunotherapy/Cell Line
Application: Characterize recombinant IL-15, IL-15 analogs or other agonists of IL-15R Screen Janus kinase or IL15R inhibitors in a cell-based assay
Background: IL-15 is a proinflammatory cytokine mainly produced in dendric cells (DC) and monocytes. It remains associated with IL-15Rα on the surface of DC and monocytes, and binds to the CD122/CD132 heterodimeric receptor present at the surface of various target immune cells, including CD8+ memory T cells, resulting in their proliferation and differentiation. Although there is no indication that unassociated IL-15 exists in vivo, soluble recombinant IL-15 and its analogs have been examined for their therapeutic potential.
Description: This recombinant Jurkat cell line is a biologically relevant system to measure activation of the IL-15 cytokine receptor by IL-15. The cells were engineered for constitutive expression of human CD122 (IL-15Rβ; IL-2Rβ; NM_000878.4), and conditional expression of firefly luciferase driven by STAT5 response elements located upstream of the minimal TATA promoter. Expression of CD122 allows formation of a functional IL-15 receptor at the surface of Jurkat cells, which naturally express high levels of CD132 (also known as IL-15 receptor subunit γc). Activation of the STAT5 signaling pathway in response to IL-15 or IL-15 analogs can be monitored by measuring luciferase activity.
Product Type: Cell Line
Shippement Condition: -80°C
