About IL-17A
This gene is a member of the IL-17 receptor family which includes five members (IL-17RA-E) and the encoded protein is a proinflammatory cytokine produced by activated T cells. IL-17A-mediated downstream pathways induce the production of inflammatory molecules, chemokines, antimicrobial peptides, and remodeling proteins. The encoded protein elicits crucial impacts on host defense, cell trafficking, immune modulation, and tissue repair, with a key role in the induction of innate immune defenses. This cytokine stimulates non-hematopoietic cells and promotes chemokine production thereby attracting myeloid cells to inflammatory sites. This cytokine also regulates the activities of NF-kappaB and mitogen-activated protein kinases and can stimulate the expression of IL6 and cyclooxygenase-2 (PTGS2/COX-2), as well as enhance the production of nitric oxide (NO). IL-17A plays a pivotal role in various infectious diseases, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, and cancer. High levels of this cytokine are associated with several chronic inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and multiple sclerosis. The lung damage induced by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is to a large extent, a result of the inflammatory response promoted by cytokines such as IL17A. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2020]

About PE-eFluor 610
PE-eFluor™ 610 (PE-eF610, RPE-eF610) from Thermo Fisher Scientific is an orange-emitting tandem fluorophore that combines pycoerythrin (PE) and eFluor™ 610. The donor molecule, PE can be excited by the 488-nm blue, 532-nm green, or 561-nm yellow-green laser and and transfers energy to the acceptor molecule, eF610, which emitts light that can be captured with a 610/20 nm bandpass filter. PE-eF610 has an excitation peak at 565 nm and an emission peak at 607 nm, and is suitable alternative to PE-Texas Red®. PE-eF610 is mainly used for flow cytometry. This tandem is often a great option because of PE is excitable by multiple lasers due to its broad excitation spectrum and the eFluor™ 610 acceptor molecule emits brightly in the Orange/Red spectrum. Many cytometers are commonly set up with the 610/20 bandpass filter that can detect this fluorophore's emission. This dye is part of the larger eFluor™ dye family, developed by eBioscience which is now part of ThermoFisher Scientific.