PRODUCT NAME

Anti-Mouse IFN alpha In Vivo Antibody - Ultra Low Endotoxin (TIF-3C5)

SPECIES REACTIVITY

Mouse

HOST

Armenian Hamster

SPECIFICITY

PURIFICATION METHOD

ANTIGEN DISTRIBUTION

IMMUNOGEN

CONCENTRATION

FORMULATION

0.01 M phosphate buffered saline (PBS) pH 7.2, 150 mM NaCl with no carrier protein, potassium or preservatives added.

PURITY

>98% by SDS-PAGE and HPLC

ENDOTOXIN

≤ 0.75 EU/mg as determined by the LAL method

AGGRIGATION

Aggregation level ≤ 1%

STORAGE CONDITION

anti-IFN alpha In Vivo Antibody - Ultra Low Endotoxin (TIF-3C5) is stable when stored at 2-8°C. For long-term storage aseptically aliquot in working volumes without diluting and store at –80°C. Avoid Repeated Freeze Thaw Cycles.

TARGET

IFN alpha

CLONE

TIF-3C5

SYNONYMS

BACKGROUND

UNIPROT

PATHOGEN TEST

We use the IMPACT test generated by IDEXX Laboratories to guarantee our Ultra Low Endotoxin antibodies are pathogen free. Our hamster antibodies are tested for:
Mycoplasma spp
Mycoplasma pulmonis
Pneumonia virus of mice
Kilham's rat virus
Toolan's H1 virus
Hamster parvovirus
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
Minute virus of mice
Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus
Sendai virus
Reovirus 3
Hantaan virus

APPLICATIONS

Western Blot, Functional Assays

APPLICATION NOTES

Functional Assay: In vitro activity of TIF-3C5 - inhibits IFNalpha -induced (IFNalpha-A, -1, -4, -5, -11 and 13) Stat1 phosphorylation in vitro. [TIF-1D6 does not block in vitro functional activity]. - blocks IFNA (IFNA-A, -1, -4, -5, -11 and 13) induction of MHC-I expression (H2-Kb) using L929 or fibrosarcoma cell lines in a dose dependent manner. - neutralizes IFNA-induced antiviral activity in vitro following infection of L929 cells with VSV. Functional activity of both recombinant (IFNalpha-A, -1, -4, -5, -11 and 13) and natural IFNalpha can be blocked with no neutralization of IFNgor IFNb. In vivo activity of TIF-3C5 - TIF-3C5 circulates with a half-life of 4 days - blockade of IFNa by TIF-3C5 increases the lethality of mice infected with West Nile Virus (WNV), similar to susceptibility of Irf7-/- mice.
Each investigator should determine their own optimal working dilution for specific applications.

USAGE

Products are for research use only. Not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.