Product Information

Contents: Alexa Fluor® 488 anti-mouse IL-4 (Interleukin-4)
Catalog Number: 53-7041
Sizes: 25 ug, 100 ug
Formulation: Phosphate buffer pH 7.2,
150 mM NaCl, 0.09% NaN₃, 0.1% gelatin
Storage Conditions: Store at 4°C.
DO NOT FREEZE.
LIGHT-SENSITIVE MATERIAL.
Clone: 11B11
Isotype: Rat IgG1, κ

Staining of activated C57Bl/6 splenocytes with staining buffer (autofluorescence) (open histogram) or 1.0 μg of Alexa Fluor® 488 anti-mouse IL-4 (11B11) (colored histogram). Total cells were used for analysis.

Available Formats of This Product
Cat. No.	Format	Excite (nm)	Emit (nm)	Reported Applications
12-7041	PE anti-mouse IL-4 (Interleukin-4, IL4)	488	575	IC Flow
14-7041	Affinity Purified anti-mouse IL-4 (Interleukin-4, IL4)	N/A	N/A	ELISA cap ELISPOT cap
16-7041	Functional Grade* Purified anti-mouse IL-4 (Interleukin-4, IL4)	N/A	N/A	NU
17-7041	APC anti-mouse IL-4 (Interleukin-4, IL4)	633	660	IC Flow
51-7041	Alexa Fluor® 647 anti-mouse IL-4 (Interleukin-4, IL4)	633	668	IC Flow
53-7041	Alexa Fluor® 488 anti-mouse IL-4 (Interleukin-4, IL4)	488	519	IC Flow
*Functional Grade™ (FG™) Purified: Azide-free, sterile-filtered, and endotoxin < 0.001 ng/µg (unless otherwise noted). *Functional Grade™ (FG™) Biotin: Azide-free, sterile-filtered, and endotoxin < 0.05 ng/µg. Purified: Contains azide, not sterile-filtered, and not endotoxin tested.

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Description

The 11B11 antibody reacts with mouse interleukin-4 (IL-4), a 14 kD cytokine. The 11B11 antibody is a neutralizing antibody. Mouse IL-4, also known as BCDF, BCGF-1 and BSF-1, is secreted by activated Th2 and natural killer T cells, and to a lesser extent by Th1 and mast cells. IL-4 is species-specific and promotes proliferation and differentiation of B cells. IL-4, in conjunction with other signals such as CD40, induces Ig isotype switching of B cells and the upregulation of surface MHC class II and CD23.

Applications Reported

For research use only, not for diagnostic or therapeutic use. The 11B11 antibody has been reported for use in ELISA capture, ELISPOT capture, neutralization of IL-4 bioactivity, IHC, and intracellular staining for flow cytometric analysis.

Applications Tested

This 11B11 antibody has been tested by intracellular staining and flow cytometric analysis of activated mouse splenocytes. This can be used at less than or equal to 1.0 μg per million cells in a 100 μl total staining volume. It is recommended that the antibody be carefully titrated for optimal performance in the assay of interest.

References

Ohara, J. and W. E. Paul. 1985. Production of a monoclonal antibody to and molecular characterization of B-cell stimulatory factor-1. Nature. 315: 333-336.
Abrams, J. 1995. Immunoenzymetric assay of mouse and human cytokines using NIP-labeled anti-cytokine antibodies. In Current Protocols in Immunology. A. Kruisbeek eds. Wiley-Interscience, New York. Unit 6.20.1.
Finkelman, F., S. Morris, T. Orekhova, and D. Sehy. 2003. The In Vivo Cytokine Capture Assay for measurement of cytokine production in the mouse. In Current Protocols in Immunology. Unit 6.28. J. Coligan, A. Kruisbeek, D. Margulies, E. Shevach, and W. Strober, eds. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Finkelman, F.D., and S.C. Morris. 1999. Development of an assay to measure in vivo cytokine production in the mouse. Int. Immunology. 11: 1811-1818.

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