| Synonyms | Lymphotoxin-alpha, LT-alpha, TNF-beta, Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 1, LTA, LT, TNFB, TNFSF1. |
| Introduction | Lymphotoxin alpha, a member of the tumor necrosis factor family, is a cytokine produced by lymphocytes. LTA is highly inducible, secreted, and exists as homotrimeric molecule. LTA forms heterotrimers with lymphotoxin-beta which anchors lymphotoxin-alpha to the cell surface. LTA mediates a large variety of inflammatory, immunostimulatory, and antiviral responses. LTA is also involved in the formation of secondary lymphoid organs during development and plays a role in apoptosis. |
| Description | Tumor Necrosis Factor-b Human Recombinant （Lymphotoxin） produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 172 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 18645 Dalton.
The TNF-b is purified by standard chromatographic techniques. |
| Source | Escherichia Coli. |
| Physical Appearance | Sterile Filtered White lyophilized （freeze-dried） powder. |
| Formulation | Lyophilized protein with no additives. |
| Solubility | It is recommended to reconstitute the lyophilized Tumor Necrosis Factor-beta in sterile 18MΩ-cm H2O not less than 100μg/ml, which can then be further diluted to other aqueous solutions. |
| Stability | Lyophilized Tumor Necrosis Factor-b although stable at room temperature for 3 weeks, should be stored desiccated below -18°C. Upon reconstitution TNF-b should be stored at 4°C between 2-7 days and for future use below -18°C.
For long term storage it is recommended to add a carrier protein （0.1% HSA or BSA）.
Please prevent freeze-thaw cycles. |
| Purity | Greater than 98.0% as determined by（a） Analysis by RP-HPLC.
（b） Analysis by SDS-PAG. |
| Amino acid sequence | MLPGVGLTPS AAQTARQHPK MHLAHSTLKP AAHLIGDPSK QNSLLWRANT DRAFLQDGFS LSNNSLLVPT SGIYFVYSQV VFSGKAYSPK ATSSPLYLAH EVQLFSSQYP FHVPLLSSQK MVYPGLQEPW LHSMYHGAAF QLTQGDQLST HTDGIPHLVL SPSTVFFGAF AL. |
| Biological Activity | The ED50 as determined by the cytolysis of murine L929 cells in the presence of Actinomycin D is < 0.05 ng/ml, corresponding to a Specific Activity of 2 x107 IU/mg. |
| Protein content | Protein quantitation was carried out by two independent methods
1. UV spectroscopy at 280 nm using the absorbency value of 1.082 as the extinction coefficient for a 0.1% （1mg/ml） solution. This value is calculated by the PC GENE computer analysis program of protein sequences （InliGenetics）.
2. Analysis by RP-HPLC, using a calibrated solution of TNF-b as a Reference Standard. |
| Usage | Prospec's products are furnished for LABORATORY RESEARCH USE ONLY. The product may not be used as drugs, agricultural or pesticidal products, food additives or household chemicals. |
