Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

Western Blot

Label

Alexa Fluor 405 (Excitation = 405 nm, Emission = 421 nm)

Antibody Source

Recombinant Monoclonal Rabbit IgG Clone # 2725C

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Product Specifications

Immunogen

Chinese Hamster Ovary cell line CHO-derived Human IL‑13 Rα2
Met1-Leu342
Accession # NP_000631

Specificity

Detects Human IL‑13 R alpha2 in direct ELISAs.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Rabbit

Isotype

IgG

Applications

Application
Recommended Usage

Western Blot

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Protein A or G purified

Formulation

Supplied 0.2mg/ml in 1X PBS with RDF1 and 0.09% Sodium Azide

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied

Background: IL-13 R alpha 2

Interleukin‑13 Receptor alpha 2 (IL‑13 R alpha2), also known as IL‑13 binding protein, and CD213a2, is a widely expressed 55 kDa cytokine receptor that plays an important role in the Th2‑polarized immune responses characteristic of a variety of pathologies, including parasitic infections and allergic asthma (1, 2). Mature human IL‑13 R alpha2 consists of a 317 amino acid (aa) extracellular domain with three fibronectin type‑III domains, a WSxWS motif, a 20 aa transmembrane segment, and a 17 aa cytoplasmic domain (3). Within the ECD, human IL‑13 R alpha2 shares 64% and 62% aa sequence identity with mouse and rat IL‑13 R alpha2, respectively. In both mouse and human, a 40 kDa‑50 kDa soluble form of IL‑13 R alpha2 can be generated by MMP‑8 mediated shedding in vitro (4).  Although this is assumed to occur in vivo in mouse, there is no evidence that shedding occurs in human (5‑7).  In mouse, alternative splicing also leads to sIL‑13 R alpha2, but again, this phenomenon apparently does not occur in human (6‑7).  Thus, the biological effects of human IL‑13 R alpha2 would appear to be mediated exclusively by membrane IL‑13 R alpha2 (7). The biological effects of IL‑13 and IL‑4 are closely related in part due to a shared receptor system. IL‑13 binds to IL‑13 R alpha1 which then forms a signaling complex with IL‑4 R alpha (8, 9). IL‑13 R alpha2 functions as a decoy receptor by binding and internalizing IL‑13 and preventing it from signaling through the IL‑13 R alpha1/IL‑4 R alpha complex (3, 10). IL‑13 R alpha2 can also block IL‑4 induced responses by inhibiting IL‑4 bound IL‑13 R alpha1/IL‑4 R alpha receptor complexes even though it does not itself bind IL‑4 (11, 12). Aside from its decoy function, IL‑13‑activated IL‑13 R alpha2 directly promotes the development of tissue fibrosis by inducing the transcription of TGF‑ beta (13). Presumably, any human soluble IL‑13 R alpha2, if it exists, will retain its ligand binding capability and attenuate responses to IL‑13 but not to IL‑4 (11, 14). The up‑regulation of transmembrane during Th2‑biased immune responses limits the extent of those responses (15‑17).

Long Name

Interleukin 13 Receptor alpha 2

Alternate Names

CD213a2, IL-13Ra2, IL13R alpha 2, IL13RA2

Entrez Gene IDs

3598 (Human); 16165 (Mouse)

Gene Symbol

IL13RA2

UniProt

NP_000631

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