Alexa Fluor® 488 anti-mouse IL-4 Antibody

Pricing & Availability
Clone
11B11 (See other available formats)
Regulatory Status
RUO
Other Names
Interleukin-4, Ia inducing factor (IaIF), B cell stimulating factor-1 (BSF-1), Hodgkin's cell growth factor (HCGF), Mast cell growth factor-2 (MCGF-2), Macrophage fusion factor (MFF), T cell growth factor-2 (TCGF-2)
Isotype
Rat IgG1, κ
11B11_AF488_1_051311
PMA+ionomycin-stimulated (6 hours, in presence of brefeldin A) Th2-polarized C57BL/6 T cells were surface stained with CD4 APC and then intracellularly stained with IL-4 (11B11) Alexa Fluor® 488 (top) or rat IgG1, κ Alexa Fluor® 488 isotype control (bottom).
  • 11B11_AF488_1_051311
    PMA+ionomycin-stimulated (6 hours, in presence of brefeldin A) Th2-polarized C57BL/6 T cells were surface stained with CD4 APC and then intracellularly stained with IL-4 (11B11) Alexa Fluor® 488 (top) or rat IgG1, κ Alexa Fluor® 488 isotype control (bottom).
  • 11B11_AF488_2_051311
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Description

IL-4 is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by activated T cells, mast cells, and basophils. IL-4 is a potent lymphoid cell growth factor which stimulates the growth and activation of certain B cells and T cells. IL-4 is important for regulation of T helper subset development.

Technical data sheet

Product Details

Verified Reactivity
Mouse
Antibody Type
Monoclonal
Host Species
Rat
Immunogen
Partially purified native mouse IL-4
Formulation
Phosphate-buffered solution, pH 7.2, containing 0.09% sodium azide.
Preparation
The antibody was purified by affinity chromatography and conjugated with Alexa Fluor® 488 under optimal conditions.
Concentration
0.5 mg/ml
Storage & Handling
The antibody solution should be stored undiluted between 2°C and 8°C, and protected from prolonged exposure to light. Do not freeze.
Application

ICFC - Quality tested
Recommended Usage

Each lot of this antibody is quality control tested by intracellular immunofluorescent staining with flow cytometric analysis. For flow cytometric staining, the suggested use of this reagent is ≤ 0.25 µg per 106 cells in 100 µl volume. It is recommended that the reagent be titrated for optimal performance for each application.

* Alexa Fluor® 488 has a maximum emission of 519 nm when it is excited at 488 nm.


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Excitation Laser
Blue Laser (488 nm)
Application Notes

ELISA1,2,10,13 or ELISPOT5 Capture: The purified 11B11 antibody is useful as the capture antibody in a sandwich ELISA or ELISPOT assay, when used in conjunction with the biotinylated BVD6-24G2 antibody (Cat. No. 504202) as the detecting antibody and recombinant mouse IL-4 (Cat. No. 575609) as the standard. The LEAF™ purified antibody is suggested for ELISPOT capture.
Neutralization1-2,9,12: The 11B11 antibody can neutralize the bioactivity of natural or recombinant IL-4. The LEAF™ purified antibody (Endotoxin <0.1 EU/µg, Azide-Free, 0.2 µm filtered) is recommended for neutralization of mouse IL-4 bioactivity in vivo and in vitro (Cat. No. 504108).
Additional reported applications (for the relevant formats) include: immunoprecipitation16, immunohistochemical staining of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections8 and paraformaldehyde-fixed, saponin-treated frozen tissue sections6,7, and immunocytochemistry4.
Note: For testing mouse IL-4 in serum, plasma or supernatant, BioLegend's ELISA Max™ Sets (Cat. No. 431101 to 431106) are specially developed and recommended.

Application References

(PubMed link indicates BioLegend citation)
  1. Shirai A, et al. 1994. Cytokine 6:329. (ELISA, Neut)
  2. Abrams J. 1995. Curr. Prot. Immunol. John Wiley and Sons New York. Unit 6.20. (ELISA, Neut)
  3. Assenmacher M, et al. 1994. Eur. J. Immunol. 24:1097.
  4. Openshaw P, et al. 1995. J. Exp. Med. 182:1357. (ICC)
  5. Klinman D, et al. 1994. Curr. Prot. Immunol. John Wiley and Sons New York. Unit 6.19. (ELISA Capture)
  6. Litton M, et al. 1994. J. Immunol. Methods 175:47. (IHC)
  7. Andersson U, et al. 1999. Detection and quantification of gene expression. New York:Springer-Verlag. (IHC)
  8. Fan WY, et al. 2001. Exp. Biol. Med. 226:1045. (IHC)
  9. Hara M, et al. 2001. J. Immunol. 166:3789. (Neut)
  10. Dzhagalov I, et al. 2007. J. Immunol. 178:2113. (ELISA)
  11. Lawson BR, et al. 2007. J. Immunol. 178:5366.
  12. Wang W, et al. 2007. J. Immunol. 178:4885. (Neut)
  13. Xu G, et al. 2007. J. Immunol. 179:5358. (ELISA) PubMed
  14. Ohnmacht C, et al. 2008. Blood 113:2816. PubMed
  15. Charles N, et al. 2010. Nat. Med. 16:701. (FC) PubMed
  16. Zavorotinskaya T, et al. 2003. Mol. Ther. 7:155. (IP)
Product Citations
  1. Murata A, et al. 2020. Front Immunol. 11:775. PubMed
  2. Baptista AP et al. 2019. Immunity. 50(5):1188-1201 . PubMed
  3. Glaubitz J, et al. 2022. Nat Commun. 13:4502. PubMed
  4. Sato Y, et al. 2021. J Clin Invest. Online ahead of print. PubMed
  5. Sato K, et al. 2015. PLoS One. 10: 0138291. PubMed
  6. Kornstädt L, et al. 2021. Front Immunol. 11:607048. PubMed
  7. DiPiazza AT, et al. 2021. Immunity. 54(8):1869-1882.e6. PubMed
  8. Corbett KS, et al. 2020. Nature. 586:567. PubMed
  9. Clancy–Thompson E, et al. 2019. EMBO J. 38:e101260. PubMed
  10. Shimba A et al. 2018. Immunity. 48(2):286-298 . PubMed
  11. Long L, et al. 2021. Nature. 600:308. PubMed
  12. Katsuyama T, et al. 2021. Cell Reports. 36(1):109339. PubMed
RRID
AB_493320 (BioLegend Cat. No. 504111)
AB_493320 (BioLegend Cat. No. 504109)

Antigen Details

Structure
Cytokine; 15-19 kD (Mammalian)
Bioactivity
Differentiation of naïve CD4+ T cells to the TH2 type, proliferation/differentiation of activated B cells, expression of class II MHC antigens, and of low affinity IgE receptors in resting B cells
Cell Sources
Mast cells, T cells, bone marrow stromal cells
Cell Targets
B cells, T cells, monocytes, endothelial cells, fibroblasts
Receptors
Heterodimer IL-4Rα (CD124); γ-subunit (CD132) in common with IL-2R, IL-7R, IL-13R, IL-15R
Cell Type
Tregs
Biology Area
Immunology
Molecular Family
Cytokines/Chemokines
Antigen References

1. Fitzgerald K, et al. Eds. 2001. The Cytokine FactsBook. Academic Press San Diego.
2. Boulay J, et al. 1992. Curr. Opin. Immunol. 4:294.
3. Dullens H, et al. 1991. In vivo 5:567.
4. Paul W. 1991. Blood 77:1859.

Regulation
Upregulated by IL-2, platelet activating factor; downregulated by TGF-β
Gene ID
16189 View all products for this Gene ID
UniProt
View information about IL-4 on UniProt.org
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