Mouse IL-4 ELISA Kit

Principle of the Assay

This assay employs the quantitative sandwich enzyme immunoassay technique. A monoclonal antibody specific for IL-4 has been pre-coated onto a microplate. Standards and samples are pipetted into the wells and any IL-4 present is bound by the immobilized antibody. Following incubation unbound samples are removed during a wash step, and then a detection antibody specific for IL-4 is added to the wells and binds to the combination of capture antibody-IL-4 in sample. Following a wash to remove any unbound combination, and enzyme conjugate is added to the wells. Following incubation and wash steps a substrate is added. A coloured product is formed in proportion to the amount of IL-4 present in the sample. The reaction is terminated by addition of acid and absorbance is measured at 450nm. A standard curve is prepared from seven IL-4 standard dilutions and IL-4 sample concentration determined.

For Use with serum, plasma and cell culture supernatants. For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Target Information

Interleukin 4 (IL-4) is a pleiotropic cytokine produced primarily by activated T lymphocytes, mast cells and basophils.

The cDNA sequence of mouse IL-4 predicts a 140 amino acid (aa) residue precursor protein containing a 20 aa residue signal peptide that is cleaved to form the mature protein. At the amino acid sequence level, mature mouse IL-4 is approximately 50% identical to human IL-4 but there is no species cross-reactivity for biological activity for the two proteins. Mouse IL-4 also shares approximately 30% amino acid sequence identity to mouse IL-13 and the two cytokines exhibit overlapping biological activities. The gene for IL-4 has been mapped to mouse chromosome 11, in close proximity to the genes for IL-3, IL-5, IL-13 and GM-CSF.

IL-4 has multiple immune response-modulating activities on a variety of cell types. It is an important regulator of isotype switching, inducing IgE production in B lymphocytes. It is an important modulator of the differentiation of precursor T helper cells to the Th2 subset that mediates humoral immunity and modulates antibody production. In addition, IL-4 has also been shown to have anti-tumor activity both in vivo and in vitro.

The biological effects of IL-4 are mediated by specific cell surface receptor complexes. Although IL-4 R does not bind IL-13 directly, it has been shown to complex with the low-affinity IL-13 R to form the functional high-affinity receptor complex for IL-13. In addition to the membrane-bound form of IL-4 R, a naturally occurring soluble form of IL-4 R has been identified in human and mouse biological fluids and in mouse cell culture supernates. Soluble IL-4 R has been to shown to bind IL-4 with high affinity in solution.

GENE ID	16189
SWISS PROT	P07750
SYNONYMS	IL-4; BSF-1

Materials Supplied

Kit Components	96 Wells Quantity/Size
Aluminium pouches with a Microwell Plate coated with monoclonal antibody to mouse IL-4(8﹡12)	1 plate
Mouse IL-4 Standard lyophilized, 2000 pg/ml upon reconstitution	2 vials
Concentrated Biotin-Conjugate anti-mouse IL-4 monoclonal antibody	2 vials
Streptavidin-HRP solution	2 vials
Standard /sample Diluent	1 bottle
Biotin-Conjugate antibody Diluent	1 bottle
Streptavidin-HRP Diluent	1 bottle
Wash Buffer Concentrate 20x (PBS with 1% Tween-20)	1 bottle
Substrate Solution	1 vial
Stop Solution	1 vial
Adhesive Films	4 pieces
Product data sheet	1 copy

Storage

Store at 2 - 8°C

Performance Characteristics

REPEATABILITY	The coefficient of variation of both intra-assay and inter-assay were less than 10%.
SENSITIVITY	The minimum detectable dose was 7pg/mL.
ASSAY RANGE	15.6 - 1000 pg/mL
SPECIFICITY	This assay recognizes both natural and recombinant mouse IL-4. The factors listed below were prepared at 50ng/ml in Standard /sample Diluent and assayed for cross-reactivity and no significant cross-reactivity or interference was observed.

Factors assayed for cross-reactivity

Recombinant mouse	G-CSF, GM-CSF, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-3, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-13, LIF, VEGF, MIP-2, TNF-α, SCF
Recombinant human	IL-4
Other proteins	IL-4, IL-4sRα

Data Analysis Assistance

We have partnered with MyAssays to offer you an easy to use and versatile tool to analyze the data you receive using our ELISA Kit. Click the link below to be directed to the data analysis tool provided by MyAssays specifically for BSKM1003.

https://www.myassays.com/bioss-mouse-il-4-elisa-kit.assay