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FastScan Phospho-Vimentin (Ser56) ELISA Kit

1 Kit

(96 assays)

Species Cross Reactivity:
H M R Mk

UniProt ID:
#P08670

Entrez-Gene Id:
#7431

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Product Includes Product # Quantity Color
FastScan™ ELISA Microwell Strip Plate, 96 Well5325796 tests
Vimentin Rabbit Capture mAb192251 eaGreen (Lyophilized)
Phospho-Vimentin (Ser56) Rabbit HRP-linked mAb488781 eaRed (Lyophilized)
FastScan™ ELISA Capture Antibody Diluent160763 mlGreen
FastScan™ ELISA HRP Antibody Diluent281203 ml
TMB Substrate700411 ml
STOP Solution700211 ml
Sealing Tape545031 ea
ELISA Wash Buffer (20X)980125 ml
FastScan™ ELISA Cell Extraction Buffer (5X)6990510 ml
FastScan™ ELISA Cell Extraction Enhancer Solution (50X)252431 ml
FastScan™ ELISA Kit #38107 Positive Control Type 1812351 ea

Kit contents scale proportionally with size, except sealing tape.
Example: The V1 kit contains 5X the listed quantities above, but will exclude the sealing tape.

For the “C” and “V” kits, the supplied 96-well strip plate consists of twelve 8-well strips in a support frame. This enables custom plate configurations.

Description

The FastScan™ Phospho-Vimentin (Ser56) ELISA Kit is a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that detects endogenous levels of vimentin when phosphorylated at Ser56. To perform the assay, sample is incubated with a capture antibody conjugated with a proprietary tag and a second detection antibody linked to HRP, forming a sandwich with phospho-vimentin (Ser56) in solution. This entire complex is immobilized to the plate via an anti-tag antibody. The wells are then washed to remove unbound material. TMB is then added. The magnitude of observed signal is proportional to the quantity of phospho-vimentin (Ser56).

*Antibodies in this kit are custom formulations specific to kit.

Specificity/Sensitivity

The FastScan™ Phospho-Vimentin (Ser56) ELISA Kit detects endogenous levels of vimentin when phosphorylated at Ser56 as shown in Figure 1. This kit detects proteins from the indicated species, as determined through in-house testing, but may also detect homologous proteins from other species.

Background

The cytoskeleton consists of three types of cytosolic fibers: microfilaments (actin filaments), intermediate filaments, and microtubules. Major types of intermediate filaments are distinguished by their cell-specific expression: cytokeratins (epithelial cells), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) (glial cells), desmin (skeletal, visceral, and certain vascular smooth muscle cells), vimentin (mesenchyme origin), and neurofilaments (neurons). GFAP and vimentin form intermediate filaments in astroglial cells and modulate their motility and shape (1). In particular, vimentin filaments are present at early developmental stages, while GFAP filaments are characteristic of differentiated and mature brain astrocytes. Thus, GFAP is commonly used as a marker for intracranial and intraspinal tumors arising from astrocytes (2). Research studies have shown that vimentin is present in sarcomas, but not carcinomas, and its expression is examined in conjunction with that of other markers to distinguish between the two (3). Vimentin's dynamic structural changes and spatial re-organization in response to extracellular stimuli help to coordinate various signaling pathways (4). Phosphorylation of vimentin at Ser56 in smooth muscle cells regulates the structural arrangement of vimentin filaments in response to serotonin (5,6). Remodeling of vimentin and other intermediate filaments is important during lymphocyte adhesion and migration through the endothelium (7).
During mitosis, CDK1 phosphorylates vimentin at Ser56. This phosphorylation provides a PLK binding site for vimentin-PLK interaction. PLK further phosphorylates vimentin at Ser83, which might serve as memory phosphorylation site and play a regulatory role in vimentin filament disassembly (8,9). Additionally, studies using various soft-tissue sarcoma cells have shown that phosphorylation of vimentin at Ser39 by Akt1 enhances cell migration and survival, suggesting that vimentin could be a potential target for soft-tissue sarcoma targeted therapy (10,11).

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FastScan™ ELISA is a registered trademark of Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.

U.S. Patents 9,086,407, 9,261,500, and 9,476,874, foreign equivalents, and child patents deriving therefrom.

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