IL-21 R / Unconjugated / 4A9

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Description	Interleukin-21 receptor (IL-21R) is a single pass type I membrane protein and a member of the type I cytokine receptor family. It is the receptor for Interleukin-21 (IL-21) and upon binding forms a heterodimer with the common gamma subunit (CD132; IL-2RG). IL-21R and IL-21 are important for the proliferation and differentiation of B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells. They function in survival signalling for antiviral CD8+ T cells during chronic infections and induce growth and differentiation of mature B cells in Ig-secreting plasma cells. Additionally, they prevent T cell exhaustion and viral persistence by limiting virus driven Treg cell proliferation1. IL-21 and IL21-R function as early as the pro-B cell stage, with receptor-mediated signalling increasing as cells mature2. When IL-21R binds IL-21, the JAK/STAT transduction pathway is activated. 4A9 was generated by immunizing Lewis rats with IL-21R-transfected YB2/0 and subsequent fusion of immunized spleen cells to SP2/03. FACS analysis and immunoprecipitation studies show that 4A9 selectively binds to IL-21R. Additionally, 4A9 stains the majority of spleen cells from wild type C57BL/6 mice but not IL-21R deficient mice. IL-21 blocks the binding of 4A9 to IL-21R-transfected YB2/0 cells.
Conjugate	Unconjugated
Clone	4A9
Target Species	Mouse
Applications	FC, Block, IP
Supplier	Leinco
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About IL-21 R
The protein encoded by this gene is a cytokine receptor for interleukin 21 (IL21). It belongs to the type I cytokine receptors, and has been shown to form a heterodimeric receptor complex with the common gamma-chain, a receptor subunit also shared by the receptors for interleukin 2, 4, 7, 9, and 15. This receptor transduces the growth promoting signal of IL21, and is important for the proliferation and differentiation of T cells, B cells, and natural killer (NK) cells. The ligand binding of this receptor leads to the activation of multiple downstream signaling molecules, including JAK1, JAK3, STAT1, and STAT3. Knockout studies of a similar gene in mouse suggest a role for this gene in regulating immunoglobulin production. Three alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010]

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