Recombinant Mouse LIFR/CD118 Protein (His Tag)(Active) | PKSM040688

Recombinant Mouse LIFR/CD118 Protein (His Tag)(Active) | PKSM040688 | Gentaur US, UK & Europe Disrtribition

Synonyms: A230075M04Rik;AW061234;LIF

Active Protein: Active protein

Activity: A DNA sequence encoding the extracellular domain of mouse LIFR (NP_038612.1) (Met 1-Ser 828) was expressed, with a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus.

Protein Construction: A DNA sequence encoding the extracellular domain of mouse LIFR (NP_038612.1) (Met 1-Ser 828) was expressed, with a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus.

Fusion Tag: C-His

Species: Mouse

Expressed Host: HEK293 Cells

Shipping: This product is provided as lyophilized powder which is shipped with ice packs.

Purity: > 95 % as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.

Endotoxin: < 1.0 EU per μg of the protein as determined by the LAL method.

Stability and Storage: Generally, lyophilized proteins are stable for up to 12 months when stored at -20 to -80℃. Reconstituted protein solution can be stored at 4-8℃ for 2-7 days. Aliquots of reconstituted samples are stable at < -20℃ for 3 months.

Molecular Mass: 90 kDa

Formulation: Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4

Reconstitution: Please refer to the printed manual for detailed information.

Background: LIFR (leukemia inhibitory factor receptor) belongs to the family of cytokine receptors. LIFR forms a high-affinity receptor complex with gp130, which mediates the activity of LIF (leukemia inhibitory factor) and thus affects the differentiation, proliferation, and survival of a wide variety of cells in the adult and the embryo. Besides LIF, LIFR can also bind to and activate CNTF (ciliary neurotrophic factor) and CLC (cardiotrophin like cytokine). Evidence showed that in the retina, LIFR activating LIF, CT-1 and cardiotrophin like cytokine (CLC) are strongly upregulated in response to preconditioning with bright cyclic light leading to robust activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) in a time-dependent manner. Further, blocking LIFR activation during preconditioning using a LIFR antagonist (LIF05) attenuated the induced STAT3 activation and also resulted in reduced preconditioning-induced protection of the retinal photoreceptors. These data demonstrate that LIFR and its ligands play an essential role in endogenous neuroprotective mechanisms triggered by preconditioning-induced stress. LIFR was newly found to be a suppressor of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the world's top five causes of cancer-related deaths.

Research Area: N/A