Overview

Description

Interleukin 33 (IL-33) is a 32kDa proinflammatory cytokine that may also regulate gene transcription in producer cells. IL-33 is structurally related to IL-1, which induces helper T cells to produce type 2 cytokines and acts through the receptor IL1RL-1 (IL1 receptor-like-1), which is known also as ST2. Binding of IL-33 to this receptor activates NF-kappa-B and MAP kinases and induces in vitro Th2 cells to produce cytokines. In vivo, IL-33 induces expression of IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 and leads to severe pathological changes in mucosal organs and in vitro, it can be divided to N-terminal fragment of 12kDa and C-terminal fragment of 18kDa by cleavage of caspase-1. Recombinant mouse IL33 protein, fused to His-tag at N-terminus, was expressed in E.coli and purified by using conventional chromatography techniques.

Category

Proteins & Peptides > Proteins > Recombinant Proteins

Alternative Names

C9orf26 | DVS27 | DVS27-related protein | IL-1F11 | IL-33 | Interleukin-33 | NFEHEV | NF-HEV | IL33 | Interleukin-1 family member 11 | NFHEV | IL1F11 | Interleukin 33 | RP11-575C20.2

Origin Species

Mouse

NCBI GenBank

NM_033439|NP_254274.1

SwissProt

O95760