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FastScan^™ Total Tau ELISA Kit

FastScan^™ Total Tau ELISA Kit #57519

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Supporting Data

REACTIVITY

H M R

Application Key:

ELISA-ELISA

Species Cross-Reactivity Key:

H-Human
M-Mouse
R-Rat

Product Information

Product Description

The FastScan™ Total Tau ELISA Kit is a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that detects endogenous levels of tau. To perform the assay, sample is incubated with a capture antibody conjugated with a proprietary tag and a second detection antibody linked to HRP, forming a sandwich with tau in solution. This entire complex is immobilized to the plate via an anti-tag antibody. The wells are then washed to remove unbound material. TMB is then added. The magnitude of observed signal is proportional to the quantity of tau.

*Antibodies in this kit are custom formulations specific to kit.

Protocol

Specificity / Sensitivity

The FastScan™ Total Tau ELISA Kit detects endogenous levels of tau as shown in Figure 1. 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, Mouse, Rat

Background

Tau is a heterogeneous microtubule-associated protein that promotes and stabilizes microtubule assembly, especially in axons. Six isoforms with different amino-terminal inserts and different numbers of tandem repeats near the carboxy terminus have been identified, and tau is hyperphosphorylated at approximately 25 sites by Erk, glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3), and CDK5 (1,2). Phosphorylation decreases the ability of tau to bind to microtubules. Neurofibrillary tangles are a major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD); these tangles are bundles of paired helical filaments (PHFs) composed of hyperphosphorylated tau. In particular, phosphorylation at Ser396 by GSK-3 or CDK5 destabilizes microtubules. Furthermore, research studies have shown that inclusions of tau are found in a number of other neurodegenerative diseases, collectively known as tauopathies (1,3).

Database Links

UniProt ID: P10636-8

Entrez-Gene Id: 4137

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FastScan™ Total Tau ELISA Kit #57519