Rat Matn4 ELISA KIT (1 x 96 wells)

Specifications

Product Data
Description	For quantitative detection of rat Matrilin-4 in cell culture supernates, serum and plasma (heparin, EDTA).
Size	1 x 96 wells
Format	8x12 divisible strips
Assay Type	Sandwich ELISA kit of Quantitative Detection for Rat Matrilin-4
Assay Length	3.5 hours incubations; 1 hour washing and analyzing samples
Signal	Colorimetric
Curve Range	93.7pg/ml-6000pg/ml
Specificity	This kit is used for quantitative detection of Rat Matrilin-4
Sensitivity	<50pg/ml
Reactivity	Rat
Cross Reactivity	There is no detectable cross-reactivity with other relevant proteins.
Components	96-well plate precoated with anti- rat Matrilin-4 antibody | 1 Lyophilized recombinant rat Matrilin-4 standard | 10ng/tube×2 Biotinylated anti- rat Matrilin-4 antibody | 130μl(dilution 1:100) Avidin-Biotin-Peroxidase Complex (ABC) | 130μl(dilution 1:100) Sample diluent buffer | 30ml Antibody diluent buffer | 12ml ABC diluent buffer | 12ml TMB color developing agent | 10ml TMB stop solution | 10ml Adhesive cover | 4
Background	Matrilin-4 is a 73 kDa secreted glycoprotein that is a member of the matrilin family of the von Willebrand Factor-A (vWA) domain-containing superfamily. This gene is mapped to 3q42. Matrilins are modular extracellular matrix proteins that serve as adaptors and linkers for other matrix proteins. Matrilin-4, like Matrilin‑2, has a broad distribution in both cartilage and in loose connective tissue such as dermis, lung and kidney, while Matrilins 1 and 3 are limited to cartilage. Matrilin-4 is present in nervous tissue and is abundant in the brain. Mature mouse Matrilin-4 shares 98%, 90%, 89% and 66% amino acid (aa) identity with rat, human, canine and chicken Matrilin-4, respectively. The 624 aa mouse Matrilin-4 contains a 22 aa signal sequence, two potential glycosylation sites, and four cysteine-rich EGF-like domains placed between two vWA domains. A short isoform lacks the N-terminal vWA domain (aa 28‑217). A C-terminal alpha -helix/coiled-coil region (aa 590‑623) by which multimers are formed is often proteolytically removed so that Matrilin-4 is found as a mixture of monomers with homo- or hetero- dimers and trimers. Matrilin-4 forms multimers with Matrilins 1 and 2 but not with Matrilin-3. The N-terminal vWA domains of Matrilins associate with collagen IV microfibrils via the proteoglycans biglycan and decorin, linking the fibrils with other matrix constituents aggrecan and collagen II. Matrilins also show calcium-dependent binding to the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP); this interaction is of high affinity for oligomeric Matrilin-4 and somewhat lower affinity for monomeric Matrilin-4. Functions and distributions of Matrilins overlap enough so that knockouts of Matrilins 1, 2 and 3 lack obvious phenotypes.
Gene Symbol	Matn4

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