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PathScan® Total ALK Sandwich ELISA Kit
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PathScan® Total ALK Sandwich ELISA Kit #7322

ELISA - Western correlation Image 1

Figure 1: Constitutive phosphorylation of NPM-ALK in Karpas299 cells lysed in the presence of phosphatase inhibitors (phospho-lysate) is detected by PathScan® Phospho-ALK (Tyr1604) Sandwich ELISA Kit #7324 (top,right). In contrast, only a low level of phospho-NPM-ALK protein is detected in Karpas299 cells lysed without addition of phosphatase inhibitors to the lysis buffer (nonphospho-lysate). However, similar levels of NPM-ALK protein from either nonphospho- or phospho-lysates are detected by PathScan® Total ALK Sandwich ELISA Kit #7322 (top,left). Absorbance at 450 nm is shown in the top figure, while the corresponding western blots using Phospho-ALK (Tyr1604) Antibody #3341 (right) or a Total ALK Rabbit mAb #3337 (left) are shown in the bottom figure. Cell Line Source: Dr Abraham Karpas at the University of Cambridge.

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Sensitivity Image 2

Figure 2: The relationship between protein concentration of phospho- or nonphospho-lysates and the absorbance at 450 nm is shown. Karpas299 cells were harvested at 106 cells/ml, and lysed with or without addition of phosphatase inhibitor to the lysis buffer. Cell Line Source: Dr Abraham Karpas at the University of Cambridge.

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Specificity Image 3

Figure 3. Kit specificity as demonstrated by western analysis of the ELISA microwell captured protein. Human Karpas299 cell lysates were incubated in microwells coated with ALK capture antibody. Following washing, captured protein was solubilized in SDS gel loading buffer. Karpas299 cell lysates (lane 1) and captured protein (lane 2) were analyzed by western blot using the ALK detection antibody. A pair of distinct bands in the captured material (lane 2) correspond to both ALK protein and NPM-ALK fusion protein. Cell Line Source: Dr Abraham Karpas at the University of Cambridge.

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Product Includes Volume Solution Color
ALK Rabbit mAb Coated Microwells 96 tests
ALK Mouse Detection mAb 1 ea Green (Lyophilized)
Anti-mouse IgG, HRP-linked Antibody (ELISA Formulated) 1 ea Red (Lyophilized)
Detection Antibody Diluent 11 ml Green
HRP Diluent 11 ml Red
TMB Substrate 7004 11 ml
STOP Solution 7002 11 ml
Sealing Tape 2 ea
ELISA Wash Buffer (20X) 25 ml
ELISA Sample Diluent 25 ml Blue
Cell Lysis Buffer (10X) 9803 15 ml
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ELISA Colorimetric (Lyophilized)

A. Solutions and Reagents

NOTE: Prepare solutions with purified water.

  1. Microwell strips: Bring all to room temperature before use.
  2. Detection Antibody: Supplied lyophilized as a green colored cake or powder. Add 1.0 ml of Detection Antibody Diluent (green solution) to yield a concentrated stock solution. Incubate at room temperature for 5 min with occasional gentle mixing to fully reconstitute. To make the final working solution, add the full 1.0 ml volume of reconstituted Detection Antibody to 10.0 ml of Detection Antibody Diluent in a clean tube and gently mix. Unused working solution may be stored for 4 weeks at 4°C.
  3. HRP-Linked Antibody*: Supplied lyophilized as a red colored cake or powder. Add 1.0 ml of HRP Diluent (red solution) to yield a concentrated stock solution. Incubate at room temperature for 5 min with occasional gentle mixing to fully reconstitute. To make the final working solution, add the full 1.0 ml volume of reconstituted HRP-Linked Antibody to 10.0 ml of HRP Diluent in a clean tube and gently mix. Unused working solution may be stored for 4 weeks at 4°C.
  4. Detection Antibody Diluent: Green colored diluent for reconstitution and dilution of the detection antibody (11 ml provided).
  5. HRP Diluent: Red colored diluent for reconstitution and dilution of the HRP‑Linked Antibody (11 ml provided).
  6. Sample Diluent: Blue colored diluent provided for dilution of cell lysates.
  7. 1X Wash Buffer: Prepare by diluting 20X Wash Buffer (included in each PathScan® Sandwich ELISA Kit) in purified water.
  8. Cell Lysis Buffer: 10X Cell Lysis Buffer #9803: This buffer can be stored at 4°C for short-term use (1–2 weeks). Recommended: Add 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) immediately before use.
  9. TMB Substrate (#7004).
  10. STOP Solution (#7002).

*NOTE: Some PathScan® ELISA Kits may include HRP-Linked Streptavidin in place of HRP-Linked Antibody.

B. Preparing Cell Lysates

For adherent cells.

  1. Aspirate media when the culture reaches 80–90% confluence. Treat cells by adding fresh media containing regulator for desired time.
  2. Remove media and rinse cells once with ice-cold 1X PBS.
  3. Remove PBS and add 0.5 ml ice-cold 1X Cell Lysis Buffer plus 1 mM PMSF to each plate (10 cm diameter) and incubate the plate on ice for 5 min.
  4. Scrape cells off the plate and transfer to an appropriate tube. Keep on ice.
  5. Sonicate lysates on ice.
  6. Microcentrifuge for 10 min (x14,000 rpm) at 4°C and transfer the supernatant to a new tube. The supernatant is the cell lysate. Store at −80°C in single-use aliquots.

For suspension cells

  1. Remove media by low speed centrifugation (~1200 rpm) when the culture reaches 0.5–1.0 x 106 viable cells/ml. Treat cells by adding fresh media containing regulator for desired time.
  2. Collect cells by low speed centrifugation (~1200 rpm) and wash once with 5–10 ml ice-cold 1X PBS.
  3. Cells harvested from 50 ml of growth media can be lysed in 2.0 ml of 1X Cell Lysis Buffer plus 1 mM PMSF.
  4. Sonicate lysates on ice.
  5. Microcentrifuge for 10 min (x14,000 rpm) at 4°C and transfer the supernatant to a new tube. The supernatant is the cell lysate. Store at −80°C in single-use aliquots.

C. Test Procedure

  1. After the microwell strips have reached room temperature, break off the required number of microwells. Place the microwells in the strip holder. Unused microwells must be resealed and stored at 4°C immediately.
  2. Cell lysates can be undiluted or diluted with Sample Diluent (supplied in each PathScan® Sandwich ELISA Kit, blue color). Individual datasheets for each kit provide a sensitivity curve that serves as a reference for selection of an appropriate starting lysate concentration. The sensitivity curve shows typical kit assay results across a range of lysate concentration points.
  3. Add 100 µl of each undiluted or diluted cell lysate to the appropriate well. Seal with tape and press firmly onto top of microwells. Incubate the plate for 2 hr at 37°C. Alternatively, the plate can be incubated overnight at 4°C.
  4. Gently remove the tape and wash wells:
    1. Discard plate contents into a receptacle.
    2. Wash 4 times with 1X Wash Buffer, 200 µl each time for each well.
    3. For each wash, strike plates on fresh towels hard enough to remove the residual solution in each well, but do not allow wells to completely dry at any time.
    4. Clean the underside of all wells with a lint-free tissue.
  5. Add 100 µl of reconstituted Detection Antibody (green color) to each well (refer to Section A, Step 2). Seal with tape and incubate the plate at 37°C for 1 hr.
  6. Repeat wash procedure (Section C, Step 4).
  7. Add 100 µl of reconstituted HRP-Linked secondary antibody (red color) to each well (refer to Section A, Step 3). Seal with tape and incubate the plate for 30 min at 37°C.
  8. Repeat wash procedure (Section C, Step 4).
  9. Add 100 µl of TMB Substrate to each well. Seal with tape and incubate the plate for 10 min at 37°C or 30 min at 25°C.
  10. Add 100 µl of STOP Solution to each well. Shake gently for a few seconds.

NOTE: Initial color of positive reaction is blue, which changes to yellow upon addition of STOP Solution.

  1. Read results.
    1. Visual Determination: Read within 30 min after adding STOP Solution.
    2. Spectrophotometric Determination: Wipe underside of wells with a lint-free tissue. Read absorbance at 450 nm within 30 min after adding STOP Solution.

posted November 2013

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

Antibodies in kit are custom formulations specific to kit.

CST's PathScan® Total ALK Sandwich ELISA Kit #7322 detects endogenous levels of total ALK and NPM-ALK fusion proteins. High levels of phospho-ALK (Tyr1604) protein and phospho-NPM-ALK fusion protein are detected in Karpas299 cells where ALK and NPM-ALK are constitutively phosphorylated (Figure 1). These high levels are abolished in Karpas299 cells lysed without addition of phosphatase inhibitors* to the lysis buffer. The levels of total ALK protein (phospho and nonphospho) detected by PathScan® Total ALK Sandwich ELISA Kit #7322 remain unchanged (Figure 1). Western analysis of protein captured in microwells coated with ALK antibody shows two bands corresponding to both ALK protein and NPM-ALK fusion protein (Figure 3). This kit detects proteins from the indicated species, as determined through in-house testing, but may also detect homologous proteins from other species.

* Phosphatase inhibitors include sodium pyrophosphate, β-glycerophosphate and Na3VO4.

Species Reactivity:

Human

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a tyrosine kinase receptor for pleiotrophin (PTN), a growth factor involved in embryonic brain development (1-3). In ALK-expressing cells, PTN induces phosphorylation of both ALK and the downstream effectors IRS-1, Shc, PLCγ, and PI3 kinase (1). ALK was originally discovered as a nucleophosmin (NPM)-ALK fusion protein produced by a translocation (4). Investigators have found that the NPM-ALK fusion protein is a constitutively active, oncogenic tyrosine kinase associated with anaplastic lymphoma (4). Research literature suggests that activation of PLCγ by NPM-ALK may be a crucial step for its mitogenic activity and involved in the pathogenesis of anaplastic lymphomas (5).

A distinct ALK oncogenic fusion protein involving ALK and echinoderm microtubule-associated protein like 4 (EML4) has been described in the research literature from a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line, with corresponding fusion transcripts present in some cases of lung adenocarcinoma. The short, amino-terminal region of the microtubule-associated protein EML4 is fused to the kinase domain of ALK (6-8).

  1. Stoica, G.E. et al. (2001) J Biol Chem 276, 16772-9.
  2. Iwahara, T. et al. (1997) Oncogene 14, 439-49.
  3. Morris, S.W. et al. (1997) Oncogene 14, 2175-88.
  4. Morris, S.W. et al. (1994) Science 263, 1281-4.
  5. Bai, R.Y. et al. (1998) Mol Cell Biol 18, 6951-61.
  6. Rikova, K. et al. (2007) Cell 131, 1190-203.
  7. Takeuchi, K. et al. (2008) Clin Cancer Res 14, 6618-24.
  8. Soda, M. et al. (2007) Nature 448, 561-6.
Entrez-Gene Id
238
Swiss-Prot Acc.
Q9UM73
For Research Use Only. Not For Use In Diagnostic Procedures.

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