IL-15 Antibody: Interleukin 15 (IL-15) is a cytokine that regulates T and natural killer cell activation and proliferation. This cytokine and IL-2 share many biological activities as both have been found to bind common hematopoietin receptor subunits, and may compete for the same receptor, and thus negatively regulate each other's activity. The number of CD8+ memory cells is shown to be controlled by a balance between IL-15 and IL-2. This cytokine induces the activation of JAK kinases, as well as the phosphorylation and activation of transcription activators STAT3, STAT5, and STAT6. In mouse, studies suggest that IL-15 may increase the expression of apoptosis inhibitor Bcl-xL, possibly through the transcription activation activity of STAT6, and thus prevent apoptosis.1) Bodnar A, Nizsaloczki E, Mocsar G, et al. A biophysical approach to IL-2 and IL-15 receptor function: localization, conformation and interactions. Immunol. Lett. 2008; 116:117-25.
Immunogen
Rabbit polyclonal IL-15 antibody was raised against a 13 amino acid peptide near the center of human IL-15. The immunogen is located within amino acids 50 - 100 of IL-15.
Key Feature
Clonality
Polyclonal
Isotype
IgG
Host Species
Rabbit
Tested Applications
ELISAIHC-PWB
IL-15 antibody can be used for detection of IL-15 by Western blot at 1 - 2 μg/mL.: