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PathScan^® Total Met Sandwich ELISA Kit

PathScan^® Total Met Sandwich ELISA Kit #7242

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REACTIVITY

Application Key:

ELISA-ELISA

Species Cross-Reactivity Key:

H-Human

Product Information

Product Description

CST's PathScan^® Total Met Sandwich ELISA Kit is a solid phase sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that detects endogenous levels of total Met protein. A Met Mouse mAb has been coated onto the microwells. After incubation with cell lysates, both phospho- and nonphospho-Met proteins are captured by the coated antibody. Following extensive washing, Met Rabbit Antibody is added to detect both the captured phospho- and nonphospho-Met protein. Anti-rabbit IgG, HRP-linked Antibody is then used to recognize the bound detection antibody. HRP substrate, TMB, is added to develop color. The magnitude of optical density for this developed color is proportional to the quantity of total Met protein.

*Antibodies in kit are custom formulations specific to kit.

Protocol

Specificity / Sensitivity

CST's PathScan^® Total Met Sandwich ELISA Kit #7242 detects endogenous levels of total Met protein. As shown in Figure 1, both phospho- and nonphospho-Met proteins from untreated and HGF-treated A431 cell lysates are detected by this kit. In Figure 3, Western blot analysis of protein captured in the Met Mouse mAb coated microwell shows a single band corresponding to the Met protein. This kit detects proteins from the indicated species, as determined through in-house testing, but may also detect homologous proteins from other species.

Species Reactivity:

Human

Background

Met, a high affinity tyrosine kinase receptor for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF, also known as scatter factor) is a disulfide-linked heterodimer made of 45 kDa α- and 145 kDa β-subunits (1,2). The α-subunit and the amino-terminal region of the β-subunit form the extracellular domain. The remainder of the β-chain spans the plasma membrane and contains a cytoplasmic region with tyrosine kinase activity. Interaction of Met with HGF results in autophosphorylation at multiple tyrosines, which recruit several downstream signaling components, including Gab1, c-Cbl, and PI3 kinase (3). These fundamental events are important for all of the biological functions involving Met kinase activity. The addition of a phosphate at cytoplasmic Tyr1003 is essential for Met protein ubiquitination and degradation (4). Phosphorylation at Tyr1234/1235 in the Met kinase domain is critical for kinase activation. Phosphorylation at Tyr1349 in the Met cytoplasmic domain provides a direct binding site for Gab1 (5). Research studies have shown that altered Met levels and/or tyrosine kinase activities are found in several types of tumors, including renal, colon, and breast. Thus, investigators have concluded that Met is an attractive potential cancer therapeutic and diagnostic target (6,7).

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UniProt ID: P08581

Entrez-Gene Id: 4233

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PathScan® Total Met Sandwich ELISA Kit #7242