Mini Sample Mouse MFGE8 ( Milk Fat Globule EGF Factor 8 ) ELISA Kit (E-MSEL-M0096)

This ELISA kit uses the Sandwich-ELISA principle. The micro ELISA plate provided in this kit has been pre-coated with an antibody specific to MFGE8 . Standards or samples are added to the micro ELISA plate wells and combined with the specific antibody. Then a biotinylated detection antibody specific for MFGE8 and Avidin-Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) conjugate are added successively to each micro plate well and incubated. Free components are washed away. The substrate solution is added to each well. Only those wells that contain MFGE8 , biotinylated detection antibody and Avidin-HRP conjugate will appear blue in color. The enzyme-substrate reaction is terminated by the addition of stop solution and the color turns yellow. The optical density (OD) is measured spectrophotometrically at a wavelength of 450 nm ± 2 nm. The OD value is proportional to the concentration of MFGE8 . You can calculate the concentration of MFGE8 in the samples by comparing the OD of the samples to the standard curve.

This gene encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to form multiple protein products. The major encoded protein product , lactadherin , is a membrane glycoprotein that promotes phagocytosis of apoptotic cells. This protein has also been implicated in wound healing , autoimmune disease , and cancer. Lactadherin can be further processed to form a smaller cleavage product , medin , which comprises the major protein component of aortic medial amyloid ( AMA ) . Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.