• Assay Type

  Solid Phase Sandwich ELISA

• Format

  96-well strip plate

• Sample Type & Volume Required

  100 µL

• Range

  0.78 - 50 ng/mL

• Sufficient Materials

  For five 96-well plates*

• Specificity

  Please see the

* Provided that the recommended microplates, buffers, diluents, substrates and solutions are used, and the assay is run as summarized in the Assay Procedure provided.

Ancillary Reagent Kit Available  

DY008, DuoSet ELISA Ancillary Reagent Kit 2 -

This DuoSet ELISA Development kit contains the basic components required for the development of sandwich ELISAs to measure natural and Recombinant

Product Features

• Optimized capture and detection antibody pairings with recommended concentrations save lengthy development time

• Development protocols are provided to guide further assay optimization

• Assay can be customized to your specific needs

• Economical alternative to complete kits

Kit Content

• Capture Antibody

• Detection Antibody

• Recombinant Standard

• Streptavidin conjugated to horseradish-peroxidase (Streptavidin-HRP)

Other Reagents Required

  PBS: (Catalog # ), or 137 mM NaCl, 2.7 mM KCl, 8.1 mM Na  ₂HPO  ₄, 1.5 mM KH  ₂PO  ₄, pH 7.2 - 7.4, 0.2 µm filtered  
 
  Wash Buffer: (Catalog # ), or equivalent  
 
  Reagent Diluent*  
 
  Blocking Buffer*  
 
  Substrate Solution: 1:1 mixture of Color Reagent A (H  ₂O  ₂) and Color Reagent B (Tetramethylbenzidine) (Catalog # )  
 
  Stop Solution: 2 N H  ₂SO  ₄ (Catalog # )  
 
  Microplates: R&D Systems (Catalog # ), or equivalent  
 
  Plate Sealers: ELISA Plate Sealers (Catalog # ), or equivalent  
 

*For the Reagent Diluent and Blocking Buffer recommended for a specific DuoSet ELISA Development Kit, please see the product

Preparation and Storage

• Storage

  Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.

Background: Pappalysin-1/PAPP-A

Pappalysins comprise one of the five families of Metzincins (other families include ADAMs/ADAMTSs, MMPs, Astacins, and Serralysins). Pappalysin-1 (PAPP-A) is an important pregnancy protein and increases in plasma by a factor of about 150 during pregnancy. Reduced maternal serum PAPP-A is a major marker of Down syndrome in the first trimester of pregnancy. PAPP-A cleaves IGFBP-4 and -5 (insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-4 and 5) at a single site, resulting in the release of bioactive IGF. Pappalysin-2 (PAPP-A2; also called PAPP-E) shares 45% amino acid identity with PAPP-A and cleaves IGFBP-2.

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  5069 (Human);

• Long Name:

  Pregnancy-associated Plasma Protein 1

• Aliases:

  ASBABP2; DIPLA1; EC 3.4.24.79; IGFBP-4ase; IGFBP-4aseaspecific BCL2 ARE-binding protein 2; IGF-dependent IGFBP-4 protease; insulin-like growth factor-dependent IGF binding protein-4 protease; Insulin-like growth factor-dependent IGF-binding protein 4 protease; PAPA; PAPPA; PAPPA1; PAPP-A1; PAPP-Adifferentially placenta 1 expressed protein; Pappalysin1; Pappalysin-1; pregnacy-associated plasma protein A; Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A; pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, pappalysin 1