• Product NameRecombinant Rat Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/TNFSF2
• Host SpeciesEscherichia coli.
• Purification> 98 % by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.
• Biological ActivityFully biologically active when compared to standard. The ED50 as determined by a cytotoxicity assay using murine L929 cells is less than 0.05 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of > 2.0 x10⁷ IU/mg in the presence of actinomycin D.
• EndotoxinLess than 1 EU/ug of rRtTNF-α as determined by LAL method.
• Alternative Names    Tumor Necrosis Factor, TNFSF2, Cachectin, Differentiation-inducing Factor , DIF, Necrosin, Cytotoxin
• UniprotP16599
• Gene ID24835
• Calculated MW Approximately 17.2 kDa, a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 156 amino acids.
• Target Sequence LRSSSQNSSD KPVAHVVANH QAEEQLEWLS QRANALLANG MDLKDNQLVV PADGLYLIYS QVLFKGQGCP DYVLLTHTVS RFAISYQEKV SLLSAIKSPC PKDTPEGAEL KPWYEPMYLG GVFQLEKGDL LSAEVNLPKY LDITESGQVY FGVIAL
• Formulation Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered concentrated solution in 20 mM PB, pH 7.2, 150 mM NaCl.
• Storage Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.- 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 ˚C as supplied.- 1 month, 2 to 8 ˚C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.- 3 months, -20 to -70 ˚C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), also called cachectin, is the best-know member of the TNF-family, which can cause cell death. This protein is produced by neutrophils, activated lymphocytes, macrophages, NK cells, LAK cells, astrocytes endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and some transformed cells. TNF-α occurs as a secreted, soluble form and as a membrane-anchored form, both of which are biologically active. The naturally-occurring form of TNF-α is glycosylated, but non-glycosylated recombinant TNF-α has comparable biological activity. Two types of receptors for TNF-α have been described and virtually all cell types studied show the presence of one or both of these receptor types.

• Flow Cytometry (FCM) General Protocol
• Immunofluorescence(IC)
• Immunohistochemistry(Polymer)
• Western Blotting