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          IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody (MP5-20F3), Functional Grade, eBioscience™

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          Cite IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody (MP5-20F3), Functional Grade, eBioscience™

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          IL-6 Antibody in Immunostaining (IS)
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          IL-6 Antibody in Immunostaining (IS)
          IL-6 Antibody in Western Blot, Immunocytochemistry (WB, ICC/IF)
          IL-6 Antibody in Immunocytochemistry (ICC/IF)
          IL-6 Antibody in Western Blot, Immunohistochemistry (WB, IHC)
          IL-6 Antibody in Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
          IL-6 Antibody in Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
          IL-6 Antibody in Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
          IL-6 Antibody in Immunohistochemistry, ELISA (IHC, ELISA)
          IL-6 Antibody in Western Blot (WB)
          IL-6 Antibody in Flow Cytometry (Flow)
          IL-6 Antibody in Flow Cytometry (Flow)
          IL-6 Antibody in Flow Cytometry (Flow)
          IL-6 Antibody in Flow Cytometry (Flow)
          IL-6 Antibody in Flow Cytometry (Flow)
          IL-6 Antibody in ELISA (ELISA)
          IL-6 Antibody in ELISA (ELISA)
          IL-6 Antibody in ELISA (ELISA)
          IL-6 Antibody in ELISA (ELISA)
          IL-6 Antibody in ELISA (ELISA)
          IL-6 Antibody in Neutralization (Neu)
          IL-6 Antibody in Neutralization (Neu)
          IL-6 Antibody in Neutralization (Neu)
          IL-6 Antibody in Neutralization (Neu)
          IL-6 Antibody in Neutralization (Neu)

          Product Details

          16-7061-81

          Applications
          Tested Dilution
          Publications

          Western Blot (WB)

          -
          View 2 publications 2 publications

          Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

          -
          View 2 publications 2 publications

          Immunocytochemistry (ICC/IF)

          -
          View 3 publications 3 publications

          Flow Cytometry (Flow)

          -
          View 8 publications 8 publications

          ELISA (ELISA)

          -
          View 10 publications 10 publications

          Neutralization (Neu)

          Assay-Dependent
          View 8 publications 8 publications

          Functional Assay (Functional)

          Assay-Dependent
          View 5 publications 5 publications

          Inhibition Assays (IA)

          -
          View 1 publication 1 publication

          Immunostaining (IS)

          0.5-2 µg/mL
          -
          Product Specifications

          Species Reactivity

          Mouse

          Published species

          Mouse

          Host/Isotype

          Rat / IgG1, kappa

          Recommended Isotype Control

          Rat IgG1 kappa Isotype Control (eBRG1), Functional Grade, eBioscience™

          Class

          Monoclonal

          Type

          Antibody

          Clone

          MP5-20F3

          Conjugate

          Functional Grade Functional Grade Functional Grade
          • Unconjugated
          • eFluor 450
          • FITC
          • PE 
          • PerCP-eFluor 710
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          Form

          Liquid

          Concentration

          1 mg/mL

          Purification

          Affinity chromatography

          Storage buffer

          PBS, pH 7.2

          Contains

          no preservative

          Storage conditions

          4°C

          Shipping conditions

          Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)

          RRID

          AB_469216

          Product Specific Information

          Description: The MP5-20F3 antibody reacts with mouse interleukin-6 (IL-6). The MP5-20F3 antibody is a neutralizing antibody. mouse IL-6 (also known as B Cell Stimulating Factor, BCSF, and BSF-2) is a 21-28 kDa factor produced by a variety of cell types, including monocytes, fibroblasts and endothelial cells. Upon stimulation, macrophages, T, B, mast, and glial cells, eosinophils, keratinocytes and granulocytes also secrete IL-6. This pleiotrophic cytokine influences the antigen-specific immune response, inflammatory response, and the development of neurons, and is a major mediator of the acute phase reaction.

          Applications Reported: This MP5-20F3 antibody has been reported for use in cytokine neutralization, ELISA capture antibody, and ELISPOT capture antibody.

          Applications Tested: The Functional Grade Purified MP5-20F3 antibody has been tested by LAL assay to verify low endotoxin levels, by ELISA, and in bioassay for neutralization of mouse IL-6 bioactivity.

          The MP5-20F3 antibody at 0.03 µg/mL has been found to inhibit by 50% the biological effects of 0.01 ng/mL mouse IL-6 in an B9 cell proliferation assay. Detailed information and protocols about can be found in the BestProtocols® section.

          The MP5-20F3 antibody has been tested as the capture antibody in a sandwich ELISA for analysis of mouse interleukin-6 (IL-6) in combination with the biotinylated MP5-32C11 (Product # 13-7062-81) antibody for detection and recombinant mouse IL-6 (Product # 14-8061) as the standard. A suitable range of concentrations of this antibody for ELISA capture is 0.5-2 µg/mL. A standard curve consisting of doubling dilutions of the recombinant standard over the range of 8-1000 pg/mL should be included in each ELISA plate.

          Storage and handling: Use in a sterile environment.

          Filtration: 0.2 µm post-manufacturing filtered.

          Purity: Greater than 90%, as determined by SDS-PAGE.

          Endotoxin Level: Less than 0.001 ng/µg antibody, as determined by LAL assay.

          Aggregation: Less than 10%, as determined by HPLC.

          Target Information

          IL-6 is a gene that encodes a cytokine that plays a role in inflammation and the maturation of B cells. The protein produced by this gene is an endogenous pyrogen that can induce fever in people with autoimmune diseases or infections. The gene is primarily expressed at sites of acute and chronic inflammation, where it is secreted into the serum and induces a transcriptional inflammatory response through interleukin 6 receptor, alpha. The functioning of this gene is implicated in a wide variety of inflammation-associated disease states, including suspectibility to diabetes mellitus and systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Elevated levels of the encoded protein have been found in virus infections, including COVID-19 (disease caused by SARS-CoV-2). Diseases associated with IL6 include Kaposi Sarcoma and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Juvenile.

          For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures. Not for resale without express authorization.

          Bioinformatics

          Protein Aliases: B-cell hybridoma growth factor; H-IL-6; IL-6; ILN; Interleukin; Interleukin HP-1; Interleukin-6; Interleukin6; M-IL-6; R-IL-6

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          Gene Aliases: Il-6; Il6

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          UniProt ID: (Mouse) P08505

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          Entrez Gene ID: (Mouse) 16193

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          Function(s)
          receptor binding cytokine activity interleukin-6 receptor binding protein binding growth factor activity
          Process(es)
          neutrophil apoptotic process myeloid cell homeostasis hepatic immune response positive regulation of acute inflammatory response negative regulation of protein kinase activity acute-phase response inflammatory response immune response positive regulation of cell proliferation negative regulation of cell proliferation regulation of cell shape response to wounding regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor production positive regulation of gene expression cell growth cytokine-mediated signaling pathway endocrine pancreas development neuron projection development positive regulation of chemokine production positive regulation of interleukin-6 production negative regulation of collagen biosynthetic process positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation positive regulation of protein import into nucleus, translocation positive regulation of T cell proliferation T cell activation regulation of cell proliferation positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat3 protein glucose homeostasis defense response to protozoan regulation of apoptotic process positive regulation of apoptotic process negative regulation of apoptotic process negative regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process positive regulation of MAPK cascade negative regulation of chemokine biosynthetic process regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, non-REM sleep positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process cell redox homeostasis positive regulation of T-helper 2 cell differentiation positive regulation of neuron differentiation negative regulation of gluconeogenesis positive regulation of translation positive regulation of DNA replication positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade muscle cell cellular homeostasis negative regulation of hormone secretion negative regulation of muscle organ development positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation negative regulation of cytokine secretion positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation positive regulation of B cell activation positive regulation of immunoglobulin secretion positive regulation of sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity response to glucocorticoid defense response to virus positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling positive regulation of transmission of nerve impulse branching involved in salivary gland morphogenesis epithelial cell proliferation involved in salivary gland morphogenesis glucagon secretion interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway cellular response to hydrogen peroxide positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade cellular response to lipopolysaccharide cellular response to interleukin-1 cellular response to tumor necrosis factor T-helper 17 cell lineage commitment negative regulation of neuron death
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