Rat Activin A ELISA Kit (ab193733)
Key features and details
- Sensitivity: 2 pg/ml
- Range: 2 pg/ml - 400 pg/ml
- Sample type: Cell culture supernatant, Plasma, Serum
- Detection method: Colorimetric
- Assay type: Sandwich (quantitative)
- Reacts with: Mouse, Rat, Human
Overview
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Product name
Rat Activin A ELISA Kit
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Detection method
Colorimetric -
Precision
Intra-assay Sample n Mean SD CV% Overall < 10% Inter-assay Sample n Mean SD CV% Overall < 12% -
Sample type
Cell culture supernatant, Serum, Plasma -
Assay type
Sandwich (quantitative) -
Sensitivity
< 2 pg/ml -
Range
2 pg/ml - 400 pg/ml -
Recovery
Sample specific recovery Sample type Average % Range Serum = 143.3 129% - 150% Plasma = 138.7 127% - 150% Cell culture media = 121.7 105% - 149% -
Assay duration
Multiple steps standard assay -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Mouse, Rat, Human -
Product overview
Abcam’s Rat Activin A ELISA Kit (ab193733) is an in vitro enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the quantitative measurement of rat Activin A in sera, plasma and cell culture supernatants.
This assay employs an antibody specific for rat Activin A coated on a 96-well plate. Standards and samples are pipetted into the wells and the immobilized antibody captures Activin A present in the samples. The wells are washed and biotinylated anti-rat Activin A antibody is added. After washing away any unbound biotinylated antibody, an HRP-conjugated streptavidin is pipetted to the wells. After incubation, the wells are again washed, followed by the addition of a TMB substrate solution to the wells. Color will develop in proportion to the amount of Activin A bound in each well. Addition of the Stop Solution will change the color from blue to yellow, and the intensity of the color is measured at 450 nm.
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Platform
Pre-coated microplate (12 x 8 well strips)
Properties
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Storage instructions
Store at -20°C. Please refer to protocols. -
Components 1 x 96 tests 200X HRP-Streptavidin Concentrate 1 x 200µl 20X Wash Buffer 1 x 25ml 5X Assay Diluent B 1 x 15ml Assay Diluent A 1 x 30ml Biotinylated Rat Activin A Detection antibody 2 vials Pre-coated rat Activin A Microplate (12 strips x 8 wells) 1 unit Rat Activin A Standard (lyophilized) 2 vials Stop Solution 1 x 8ml TMB One-Step Substrate Reagent 1 x 12ml -
Research areas
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Relevance
Activin A is a homodimer of 14kDa beta-A. Activin A, a cytokine member of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily, is expressed locally by the mesenchymal component of the hemopoietic microenvironment. Its expression is regulated on the mRNA level by different cytokines, and the biological activity of the protein is tightly controlled by several inhibitory molecules.1 Inhibins and activins are members of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily and are known to modulate the growth and differentiation of several cell types.2 Inhibins and activins inhibit and activate, respectively, the secretion of follitropin by the pituitary gland. Inhibins/activins are involved in regulating a number of diverse functions such as hypothalamic and pituitary hormone secretion, gonadal hormone secretion, germ cell development and maturation, erythroid differentiation, insulin secretion, nerve cell survival, embryonic axial development or bone growth, depending on their subunit composition. Inhibins appear to oppose the functions of activins. The standard product used in this kit is recombinant Activin A, which is composed of two single chains of 116 amino acids with the molecular mass of 26KDa. -
Cellular localization
Secreted -
Alternative names
- Activin beta A chain
- Beta 1
- erythroid differentiation factor
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Database links
- Entrez Gene: 3624 Human
- Entrez Gene: 16323 Mouse
- Entrez Gene: 29200 Rat
- SwissProt: P08476 Human
- SwissProt: Q04998 Mouse
- SwissProt: P18331 Rat
Images
Datasheets and documents
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SDS download
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Datasheet download
References (1)
ab193733 has been referenced in 1 publication.
- Nikooie R et al. Resistance training-induced muscle hypertrophy is mediated by TGF-β1-Smad signaling pathway in male Wistar rats. J Cell Physiol 235:5649-5665 (2020). PubMed: 31960436