IL-4 & IL-13 Reporter HEK 293 Cells

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IL-4 & IL-13 responsive STAT6-SEAP reporter assay

Signaling pathway in HEK-Blue™ IL-4/IL-13 cells

HEK-Blue™ IL-4/IL-13 cells are designed to monitor human IL-13-induced STAT6 stimulation or inhibition. This colorimetric bioassay can be used for screening activatory molecules, such as engineered cytokines, or inhibitory molecules, such as neutralizing antibodies.

HEK-Blue™ IL-4/IL-13 cells respond specifically to recombinant human IL-4 and recombinant human IL-13. The reliable and consistent performance of HEK-Blue™ IL-4/IL-13 cells makes them suitable for release assays of therapeutic molecules that inhibit IL-4 or IL-13 signaling, such as Dupilumab, a therapeutic monoclonal antibody targeting the common IL-4Rα subunit of the IL-4  and IL-13 receptors (see figures).
 

Key features

• Readily assessable STAT6-SEAP reporter activity
• Convenient readout using QUANTI-Blue™ Solution
• High sensitivity to human (h) IL-4 and hIL-13
• Stability guaranteed for 20 passages

Applications

• Therapeutic development
• Drug screening
• Release assay

IL-4 and IL-13 are cytokines that play an important role in the regulation of inflammation and immune responses.

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Figures

Dose-response of HEK-Blue™ IL-4/13 cells to recombinant IL-4 and IL-13. Cells were stimulated with increasing concentrations of recombinant human (h)IL-4 and recombinant hIL-13. After overnight incubation, the STAT6-induced SEAP activity was determined using QUANTI-Blue™, a SEAP detection reagent. Data are shown as optical density (OD) at 650 nm (mean ± SEM).

Dose-dependent inhibition of HEK-Blue™ IL-4/13 cell response using Dupilumab biosimilar. HEK-Blue™ IL-4/IL13 cells were incubated with increasing concentrations of Anti-hIL-4R-hIgG4 (S228P) (0.1 ng/ml - 10 µg/ml) for 1 h before the addition of recombinant human (h)IL-4 (1 ng/ml) or hIL-13 (1 ng/ml). After overnight incubation, SEAP activity in the cell culture supernatant was assessed using QUANTI-Blue™ Solution. Data are shown in percentage of activity (%) (mean ± SEM)

Response of HEK-Blue™ IL-4/13 cells to a panel of cytokines. Cells were stimulated with various human (h) recombinant cytokines: 100 ng/ml of hTNF-α, hIL-1β, hIL-2, hIFN-γ; 1 ng/ml of hIL-4, hIL-13; and 1000 U/ml of hIFN-α and hIFN-β. After overnight incubation, SEAP activity was assessed using QUANTI‑Blue™. The OD at 650 nm is shown as mean ± SEM.

Specifications

Cell type: Epithelial

Tissue origin: Human Embryonic Kidney

Target: IL-4 and IL-13

Specificity: Human

Reporter gene: SEAP

Antibiotic resistance: Blasticidin, Zeocin®

Detection range: 20 pg/ml -100 ng/ml (hIL-4), 0.2 ng/ml - 100 ng/ml (hIL-13)

Growth medium: Complete DMEM (see TDS)

Growth properties: Adherent

Mycoplasma-free: Verified using Plasmotest™

Quality control: Each lot is functionally tested and validated.

Contents

HEK-Blue™ IL-4/IL-13 (hkb-il413)

• 1 vial containing 3-7 x 10⁶ cells
• 1 ml of Blasticidin (10 mg/ml)
• 1 ml of Zeocin® (100 mg/ml)
• 1 ml of Normocin® (50 mg/ml)
• 1 ml of QB reagent and 1 ml of QB buffer (sufficient to prepare 100 ml of QUANTI-Blue™ Solution, a SEAP detection reagent)
   

HEK-Blue™ IL-4/IL-13 vial (hkb-il413-av)

• 1 vial containing 3-7 x 10⁶ cells

Shipped on dry ice (Europe, USA, Canada and some areas in Asia)

Notification:  Reference #hkb-il413-av can only be ordered together with reference #hkb-il413.

Details

Cell line description

HEK-Blue™ IL-4/IL-13 cells were generated by stable transfection of the human embryonic kidney HEK293 cell line with the gene encoding human STAT6 to obtain a fully active STAT6 pathway. The other genes of the IL-4/IL-13 pathway are naturally expressed in these cells. These cells were further transfected with a STAT6-inducible secreted embryonic alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) reporter. The binding of IL-4 or IL-13 to their receptor triggers a signaling cascade leading to STAT6 activation and the subsequent production of SEAP. This can be readily assessed in the supernatant using QUANTI-Blue™ Solution, a SEAP detection reagent.

HEK-Blue™  IL-4/IL-13 cells detect human (h) IL-4 and hIL-13 (see figures). Of note, they do not respond to hIFN-α or hIFN-β (see figures).

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