Recombinant Human Universal Type I IFN Protein, CF

This product is produced by and ships from R&D Systems, Inc., a Bio-Techne brand.

Interferons (IFN) are a family of cytokines with potent antiviral, antiproliferative and immunomodulatory properties, classified based on their binding specificity to cell surface receptors (1). Human IFNA2 was originally cloned in the early ‘80s and now more than a dozen closely related IFN alpha subtypes have been identified in both the human and mouse genome, each sharing about 80% amino acid (aa) sequence homology (2-4). Structurally, type I IFNs belong to the class of five helical‑bundle cytokines, with the IFNA subtypes containing 2 conserved disulfide bonds (5). The extracellular domain (ECD) of mature human universal Type I IFN is a hybrid of the N-terminal residues of IFNA-2A and C-terminal residues of IFNA-1B. The type I IFNs bind to the interferon alpha receptor (IFNAR), which consists of two subunits: IFNAR1 (alpha -subunit) and IFNAR2 (beta -subunit) (6, 7). Individual IFNA subtypes are known to display unique efficacies to viral protection, and IFNA1 exhibits low potency, determined by both antiviral and antiproliferative activities (8). Conversely, hybrid IFNA molecules, similar to universal Type I IFN, exhibit high specific activity across multiple species (9, 10). These molecules were developed to help study the biology of the IFN system in various animal species (11). Human IFNA1 was the first IFNA to be purified and has been tested as a treatment for various diseases (12-14).

Array 11020-IF

• IFN-alpha Antibodies
• IFN-alpha ELISA Kits
• IFN-alpha ELISAs
• IFN-alpha Proteins and Enzymes