IL-12A Antibody
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| WB, E |
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Primary Accession | P29459 |
Other Accession | NP_000873, 24430219 |
Reactivity | Human |
Host | Rabbit |
Clonality | Polyclonal |
Isotype | IgG |
Calculated MW | Predicted: 22 kDa Observed: 22 kDa |
Application Notes | IL-12A antibody can be used for detection of IL-12A by Western blot at 0.5 - 1 µg/ml. |
Gene ID | 3592 |
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Target/Specificity | IL 12A; IL-12A antibody is human specific. IL-12A antibody will not cross-react with IL-12B. |
Reconstitution & Storage | IL-12A antibody can be stored at 4℃ for three months and -20℃, stable for up to one year. |
Precautions | IL-12A Antibody is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
Name | IL12A |
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Synonyms | NKSF1 |
Function | Heterodimerizes with IL12B to form the IL-12 cytokine or with EBI3/IL27B to form the IL-35 cytokine (PubMed:8605935, PubMed:8943050). IL-12 is primarily produced by professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs) such as B-cells and dendritic cells (DCs) as well as macrophages and granulocytes and regulates T-cell and natural killer-cell responses, induces the production of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), favors the differentiation of T-helper 1 (Th1) cells and is an important link between innate resistance and adaptive immunity (PubMed:1673147, PubMed:1674604, PubMed:8605935). Mechanistically, exerts its biological effects through a receptor composed of IL12R1 and IL12R2 subunits (PubMed:8943050). Binding to the receptor results in the rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of a number of cellular substrates including the JAK family kinases TYK2 and JAK2 (PubMed:7528775). In turn, recruited STAT4 gets phosphorylated and translocates to the nucleus where it regulates cytokine/growth factor responsive genes (PubMed:7638186). As part of IL-35, plays essential roles in maintaining the immune homeostasis of the liver microenvironment and functions also as an immune-suppressive cytokine (By similarity). Mediates biological events through unconventional receptors composed of IL12RB2 and gp130/IL6ST heterodimers or homodimers (PubMed:22306691). Signaling requires the transcription factors STAT1 and STAT4, which form a unique heterodimer that binds to distinct DNA sites (PubMed:22306691). |
Cellular Location | Secreted |

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Background
IL-12A is subunit of the cytokine IL-12 which acts on T- and natural killer cells, and has a broad array of biological activities. IL-12 is a disulfide-linked heterodimer composed of the 35-kD subunit and a 40-kD subunit that is a member of the cytokine receptor family (1). IL-12 is required for the T-cell-independent induction of interferon (IFN)-gamma, and is important for the differentiation of both Th1 and Th2 cells (1,2). The responses of lymphocytes to IL-12 are mediated by the activator of transcription protein STAT4 (2). Nitric oxide synthase 2A (NOS2A/NOS2) is found to be required for the signaling process of this cytokine in innate immunity (3).
References
Gee K, Guzzo C, Che Mat NF, et al. The IL-12 family of cytokines in infection, inflammation and autoimmune disorders. Inflamm. Allergy Drug Targets 2009; 8:40-52.
Sinigaglia F, D’Ambrosio D, Panina-Bordignon P, et al. Regulation of the IL-12/IL-12R axis: a critical step in T-helper cell differentiation and effector function. Immunol. Rev. 1999; 170:65-72.
Bogdan C, Rollinghoff M, and Diefenbach A. The role of nitric oxide in innate immunity. Immunol. Rev. 2000; 173:17-26.

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