IL-5 is a hematopoietic growth factor that stimulates the proliferation and activation of eosinophils. Produced by mast cells, T cells, and eosinophils, IL-5 plays an important role in inducing cell-mediated immunity against parasitic infections and certain tumors. Elevated levels of IL-5 lead to Eosinophilia, which may result in the induction of asthma and other allergic diseases. Human and murine IL-5 is cross-species reactive. Recombinant Murine IL-5 is a 26.2 kDa disulfide-linked homodimeric protein containing two 113 amino acid chains.

Source: E.coli

Synonyms: EDF, BCDFII, TRF

AA Sequence: MEIPMSTVVK ETLTQLSAHR ALLTSNETMR LPVPTHKNHQ LCIGEIFQGL DILKNQTVRG GTVEMLFQNL SLIKKYIDRQ KEKCGEERRR TRQFLDYLQE FLGVMSTEWA MEG

Purity: ≥ 98% by SDS-PAGE gel and HPLC analyses.

Biological Activity: The ED₅₀was determined by the dose-dependent stimulation of the proliferation of human TF-1 cells is ≤ 2.0 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of ≥ 5 x 10⁵ units/mg.