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PathScan® Total CD44 Sandwich ELISA Kit #13819

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    Product Specifications

    REACTIVITY H
    Application Key:
    • ELISA-ELISA 
    Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
    • H-Human 

    Product Information

    Product Description

    PathScan® Total CD44 Sandwich ELISA Kit is a solid phase sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that detects endogenous levels of CD44 protein. A CD44 mouse mAb has been coated onto the microwells. After incubation with cell lysates, CD44 is captured by the coated antibody. Following extensive washing, a CD44 biotinylated Mouse Detection mAb is added to detect the captured CD44 protein. HRP-linked streptavidin 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 CD44 protein.
    Antibodies in kit are custom formulations specific to kit.

    Protocol

    Specificity / Sensitivity

    PathScan® Total CD44 Sandwich ELISA Kit detects endogenous levels of total CD44 protein as shown in Figure 1. This kit sensitivity is shown in Figure 2. 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

    CD44 is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein that mediates cell-cell and cell-matrix interaction through its affinity for hyaluronic acid (HA) and possibly through other parts of the extracellular matrix (ECM). CD44 is highly polymorphic, possesses a number of alternative splice variants and undergoes extensive post-translational modifications (1,2). Increased surface levels of CD44 are characteristic of T cell activation, and expression of the protein is upregulated during the inflammatory response. Research studies have shown that interactions between CD44 and HER2 are linked to an increase in ovarian carcinoma cell growth (1-3). CD44 interacts with ezrin, radixin, and moesin (ERM), linking the actin cytoskeleton to the plasma membrane and the ECM (4-6). CD44 is constitutively phosphorylated at Ser325 in resting cells. Activation of PKC results in phosphorylation of Ser291, dephosphorylation of Ser325, disassociation of ezrin from CD44, and directional motility (4).

    Alternate Names

    antigen gp90 homing receptor; CD44; CD44 antigen; CD44 antigen (homing function and Indian blood group system); CD44 molecule (Indian blood group); CDw44; CDW44 antigen; cell adhesion molecule; cell surface glycoprotein CD44; chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 8; CSPG8; ECMR-III; Epican; Extracellular matrix receptor III; extracellular matrix receptor-III; GP90 lymphocyte homing/adhesion receptor; HCELL; hematopoietic cell E- and L-selectin ligand; Heparan sulfate proteoglycan; Hermes antigen; homing function and Indian blood group system; HUTCH-I; Hyaluronate receptor; IN; Indian blood group antigen; LHR; MC56; MDU2; MDU3; MGC10468; MIC4; MUTCH-I; PGP-1; PGP-I; Pgp1; Phagocytic glycoprotein 1; Phagocytic glycoprotein I; soluble CD44

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