A PROLIFERATION-INDUCING LIGAND Chemical Properties

storage temp. 

−20°C

form 

lyophilized powder

color 

white to off-white

biological source

mouse

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

MSDS

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A PROLIFERATION-INDUCING LIGAND Usage And Synthesis

Uses

APRIL, a member of the TNF superfamily, is expressed in monocytes, macrophages, certain transformed cell lines, certain cancers of colon, and lymphoid tissues. APRIL, along with another TNF family member, BAFF, compete for two receptors, TACI and BCMA. ARPIL has the ability to stimulate proliferation of various tumor cell lines including Jurkat T cells and MCF-7 carcinoma cells. Like BAFF, APRIL also stimulates the proliferation of B and T cells. The human APRIL gene codes for at least four alternatively spliced transcriptional variants, which give rise to different isoforms of the APRIL precursor protein. All isoforms can be cleaved by the protease, furin, to release a soluble C-terminal fragment, which comprises the TNF like receptor binding of the APRIL precursor. Recombinant human APRIL is a soluble 16.3 kDa protein, consisting of 146 amino acid residues. 11

Biological Activity

APRIL, a member of the TNF superfamily, is expressed in monocytes, macrophages, certain transformed cell lines, certain cancers of colon, and lymphoid tissues. Recombinant human APRIL is a soluble 16.3 kDa protein, consisting of 146 amino acid residues.

Description

APRIL Human Recombinant produced in E.coli is a single, non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 159 amino acids (105-247) and having a molecular mass of 17.6kDa.APRIL is fused to a 16 amino acid T7-tag at N-terminus and purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.

Source

Escherichia Coli

Background

APRIL which is a part of the TNF ligand superfamily (TNFSF13) is a type II transmembrane protein. Normally, APRIL expression is low in tissues, but is elevated in numerous types of tumors and transformed cell lines.