Product Details
| Alternative Name: | APO-1L, CD95L, CD178, TNFSF 6 |
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| Applications: | FUNC
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| Application Notes: | Kills Fas-sensitive cells at concentrations of >1ng/ml in the presence of cross-linking enhancer. |
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| Species reactivity: | Human, Mouse, Rat
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| Specificity: | FasL binds to human, mouse and rat Fas (CD95). |
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| Specific Activity: | ED50: 1ng/ml (A20 cells) |
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| Purity: | ≥95% (SDS-PAGE) |
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| Contents: | 10µg of FasL, Soluble (human) (recombinant) (Prod. No. ALX-522-001) and 4x50µg of Enhancer for Ligands (Prod. No. ALX-804-034) which increases the biological activity (induction of apoptosis) by ~50-fold to a concentration range of 1-5ng/ml. |
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| Formulation: | FasL: Lyophilized. Contains PBS.
Enhancer: Liquid. In PBS, pH7.4, containing 50% glycerol. Contains no preservatives. |
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| Reconstitution: | Reconstitute FasL with 100µl sterile water. Further dilutions should be made with medium containing 5% fetal calf serum or carrier protein. |
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| Concentration: | FasL: 0.1mg/ml after reconstitution
Enhancer: 1mg/ml |
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| Use/Stability: | Stable for at least 6 months after receipt when stored at -20°C. |
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| Handling: | Avoid freeze/thaw cycles. After reconstitution, prepare aliquots and store at -20°C. |
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| Shipping: | Shipped on Blue Ice |
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| Long Term Storage: | -20°C |
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| Source: | Produced in HEK 293 cells. The extracellular domain of human FasL (APO-1L; CD95L; CD178) (aa 103-281) is fused at the N-terminus to a linker peptide (26 aa) and a FLAG®-tag. Glycosylation of FasL, Soluble (human) (recombinant) is similar to natural human FasL. |
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| Technical Info/Product Notes: | FLAG is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. |
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| UniProt ID: | P48023 |
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| Regulatory Status: | RUO - Research Use Only |
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Product Literature References
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Fas (CD95) induces macrophage proinflammatory chemokine production via a MyD88-dependent, caspase-independent pathway: W.A. Altemeier, et al.; J. Leukoc. Biol.
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p21CIP1/WAF1 controls proliferation of activated/memory T cells and affects homeostasis and memory T cell responses: C.F. Arias, et al.; J. Immunol.
178, 2296 (2007),
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CD1d-unrestricted human NKT cells release chemokines upon Fas engagement: M. Giroux and F. Denis; Blood
105, 703 (2005),
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Retinoic acid inhibits the proliferative response induced by CD40 activation and interleukin-4 in mantle cell lymphoma: M. Guidoboni, et al.; Cancer Res.
65, 587 (2005),
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The role of p53 and Fas in a model of acute murine graft-versus-host disease: S. Yada, et al.; J. Immunol.
174, 1291 (2005),
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Cutting edge: SDS-stable Fas microaggregates: an early event of Fas activation occurring with agonistic anti-Fas antibody but not with Fas ligand: P. Legembre, et al.; J. Immunol.
171, 5659 (2003),
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Intracellular localization of keratinocyte Fas ligand explains lack of cytolytic activity under physiological conditions: I. Viard-Leveugle, et al.; J. Biol. Chem.
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An essential role for membrane rafts in the initiation of Fas/CD95-triggered cell death in mouse thymocytes: A.O. Hueber, et al.; EMBO Rep.
3, 190 (2002),
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Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL inhibit CD95-mediated apoptosis by preventing mitochondrial release of Smac/DIABLO and subsequent inactivation of X-linked inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein: X.M. Sun, et al.; J. Biol. Chem.
277, 11345 (2002),
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Caspase-10 is recruited to and activated at the native TRAIL and CD95 death-inducing signalling complexes in a FADD-dependent manner but can not functionally substitute caspase-8: M.R. Sprick, et al.; EMBO J.
21, 4520 (2002),
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Hepatic natural killer cells exclusively kill splenic/blood natural killer-resistant tumor cells by the perforin/granzyme pathway: D. Vermijlen, et al.; J. Leukoc. Biol.
72, 668 (2002),
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Induction of apoptosis in malignant pleural mesothelioma cells by activation of the Fas (Apo-1/CD95) death-signal pathway: J.H. 4th Stewart et al.; J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.
123, 295 (2002),
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Innate direct anticancer effector function of human immature dendritic cells. II. Role of TNF, lymphotoxin-alpha(1)beta(2), Fas ligand, and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand: G. Lu, et al.; J. Immunol.
168, 1831 (2002),
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Multiple pathways of TWEAK-induced cell death: M. Nakayama, et al.; J. Immunol.
168, 734 (2002),
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Potentiation of Fas-mediated apoptosis by an engineered glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked Fas: P. Legembre, et al.; Cell Death Differ.
9, 329 (2002),
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NF-κB signals induce the expression of c-FLIP: O. Micheau, et al.; Mol. Cell. Biol.
21, 5299 (2001),
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Three adenovirus E3 proteins cooperate to evade apoptosis by tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor-1 and -2: C.A. Benedict, et al.; J. Biol. Chem.
276, 3270 (2001),
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Fas engagement induces the maturation of dendritic cells (DCs), the release of interleukin (IL)-1beta, and the production of interferon gamma in the absence of IL-12 during DC-T cell cognate interaction: a new role for Fas ligand in in: M. Rescigno, et al.; J. Exp. Med.
192, 1661 (2000),
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Fas ligand-induced c-Jun kinase activation in lymphoid cells requires extensive receptor aggregation but is independent of DAXX, and Fas-mediated cell death does not involve DAXX, RIP, or RAIDD: A. Villunger, et al.; J. Immunol.
165, 1337 (2000),
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Activation of Fas by FasL induces apoptosis by a mechanism that cannot be blocked by Bcl-2 or Bcl-x(L): D.C. Huang, et al.; PNAS
96, 14871 (1999),
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General Literature References
Apoptosis by death factor: S. Nagata; Cell
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Melanoma cell expression of Fas(Apo-1/CD95) ligand: implications for tumor immune escape: M. Hahne, et al.; Science
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A role for CD95 ligand in preventing graft rejection: D. Bellgrau, et al.; Nature
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Fas ligand-induced apoptosis as a mechanism of immune privilege: T.S. Griffith, et al.; Science
270, 1189 (1995),
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Cytolytic T-cell cytotoxicity is mediated through perforin and Fas lytic pathways: B. Lowin, et al.; Nature
370, 650 (1994),
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Mature T cells of autoimmune lpr/lpr mice have a defect in antigen-stimulated suicide: J.H. Russell, et al.; PNAS
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