Name
Recombinant Human TNF-α/TNFSF2, Variant (Recombinant Human Tumor Necrosis Factor-α/TNFSF2, Variant; rHuTNF-α/TNFSF2, Variant)；重組人腫瘤壞死因子α/TNFSF2變體
Synonyms
Cachetin; DIF; TNF; tnfa; tnf-a; TNFSF1A; TNFSF2; APC1 protein; Cachectin; DIF; TNF, monocyte-derived; TNF-a; TNF-alphacachectin; TNFATNF, macrophage-derived; TNFSF2TNF superfamily, member 2; tumor necrosis factor; tumor necrosis factor (TNF superfamily, member 2); tumor necrosis factor alpha; Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 2; tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Purity
>98% by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.
Biological Activity
Fully biologically active when compared to standard. The ED50 as determined by a cytotoxicity assay using murine L929 cells is less than 0.01ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of >1.0×108IU/mg in the presence of actinomycin D.
Physical Appearance
Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.
Formulation
Lyophilized from a 0.2μm filtered concentrated solution in PBS, pH7.0.
Endotoxin
Less than 1EU/μg of rHu TNF-α/TNFSF2, Variant as determined by LAL method.
Reconstitution
We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Reconstitute in sterile distilled water or aqueous buffer containing 0.1% BSA to a concentration of 0.1-1.0mg/ml. Stock solutions should be apportioned into working aliquots and stored at ≤-20℃. Further dilutions should be made in appropriate buffered solutions.
Background
The clinical use of the potent antitumor activity of TNF-α has been limited by the proinflammatory side effects including fever, dose-limiting hypotension, hepatotoxicity, intravascular thrombosis, and hemorrhage. Designing clinically applicable TNF-αmutants with low systemic toxicity has been an intense pharmacological interest. Human TNF-α, which binds to the murine TNF-R55 but not to the murine TNF-R75, exhibits retained antitumor activity and reduced systemic toxicity in mice compared with murine TNF-α, which binds to both murine TNF receptors. Based on these results, many TNF-α mutants that selectively bind to TNF-R55 have been designed. These mutants displayed cytotoxic activities on tumor cell lines in vitro, and exhibited lower systemic toxicity in vivo.
Amino Acid Sequence
MRKRKPVAHV VANPQAEGQL QWLNRRANAL LANGVELRDN QLVVPSEGLY LIYSQVLFKG QGCPSTHVLL THTISRIAVS YQTKVNLLSA IKSPCQRETP EGAEAKPWYE PIYLGGVFQL EKGDRLSAEI NRPDYLDFAE SGQVYFGIIA F