IL-2 ELISA Kit

Storage Instruction:Store the kit at 4°C.
Description:
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) plays a central role in the activation and proliferation  of lymphocytes that have been primed by antigens . IL-2 plays a  pivotal role in for the expansion of most T-cells, natural killer cells and  B-cells during certain phases of their response.   IL-2 is a 15 kDa glycoprotein encoded by a single gene located in the  q26-28 region of human chromosome 4. The cDNA deduced  polypeptide consists of 153 amino acids .  
IL-2 gene expression is regulated at the transcriptional level by several  activation  pathways.  Antigen-specific  proliferation  of  helper  and  cytotoxic T-lymphocytes following stimulation is critically dependent on  IL-2 expression, secretion, and binding to receptors for IL-2 induced in  an autocrine fashion on the surface of T-cells. 
The  IL-2  ELISA  is  an  enzyme-linked  immunosorbent  assay  for  quantitative  detection  of  human  Interleukin-2  in  cell  culture  supernatants,  human  serum,  plasma  or  other  body  fluids.  The  IL-2  ELISA  is  for  research  use  only.  Not  for  use  in  diagnostic  or  therapeutic procedures.