CD163 is an acute phase-regulated receptor which participates in the removal and endocytosis of hemoglobin/haptoglobin complexes by macrophages and thus keeps tissues from free hemoglobin-mediated oxidative damage. Furthermore, CD163 partakes in the uptake and recycling of iron, through endocytosis of hemoglobin/haptoglobin and ensuing breakdown of heme. In addition, CD163 binds hemoglobin/haptoglobin complexes in a calcium-dependent and pH-dependent way. CD163 demonstrates greater affinity for complexes of hemoglobin and multimeric haptoglobin of HP-1F phenotype than for complexes of hemoglobin and dimeric haptoglobin of HP-1S phenotype. Moreover, CD163 stimulates a cascade of intracellular signals which involves tyrosine kinase-dependent calcium recruitment, inositol triphosphate formation and secretion of IL-6 & CSF-1.

CD163 Porcine Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 805 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 87kDa.
The CD163 is fused to an 8 amino acid His Tag at C-terminus and purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques. 

The protein was lyophilized from a 0.2µm filtered concentrated solution in 1×PBS, pH 7.4, containing 4M Urea.

It is recommended to reconstitute the lyophilized CD163 in sterile 18MΩ-cm H2O not less than 100µg/ml, which can then be further diluted to other aqueous solutions.