Optimal conditions should be determined byt he investigator.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Lyophilized
Concentration
Lot specific
Buffer
Lyophilized from PBS, pH 7.2.
Handling Advice
Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Dilute only prior to immediate use.
Storage
4 °C/-20 °C
Storage Comment
Store at -20 °C until reconstitution. Following reconstitution product may be stored at 4 °C in the short term. For long term storage aliquot and freeze at -20 °C.
Target
TNFSF13
(Tumor Necrosis Factor (Ligand) Superfamily, Member 13 (TNFSF13))
Alternative Name
APRIL
Background
APRIL, a member of the TNF superfamily, is expressed in monocytes, macrophages, certain transformed cell lines, certain cancers of colon, and lymphoid tissues. APRIL, along with another TNF family member, BAFF, compete for two receptors, TACI and BCMA. APRIL has the ability to stimulate proliferation of various tumor cell lines including Jurkat T cells and MCF-7 carcinoma cells. Like BAFF, APRIL also stimulates the proliferation of B and T cells. The human APRIL gene codes for at least four alternatively spliced transcriptional variants, which give rise to different isoforms of the APRIL precursor protein. All isoforms can be cleaved by the protease, furin, to release a soluble C-terminal fragment, which comprises the TNF like receptor binding of the APRIL precursor.