| Detection range: | 0.156-10ng/mL |
| Sensitivity: | 0.066ng/mL |
| Type: | Traditional HMMR ELISA kit |
| Synonyms: | CD168; RHAMM; IHABP; RHAMM; Intracellular hyaluronic acid-binding protein |
| Species: | Human |
| Sample type: | tissue homogenates, cell lysates or other biological fluids. |
| Experimental method: | Sandwich |
| Shelf life: | 12 months |
| Gene ID: | 3161 |
| UniProt ID: | O75330 |
| Components: | 1. Pre-coated, ready to use 96-well strip plate 1 2. Plate sealer for 96 wells 2 3. Standard 2 4. Diluents buffer: 1×45 mL 5. Detection Reagent A: 1×120 μL 6. Detection Reagent B: 1×120 μL 7. TMB Substrate: 1×9 mL 8. Stop Solution: 1×6 mL 9. Wash Buffer (30× concentrate): 1×20 mL |
Background
HMG-CoA reductase is the rate-limiting enzyme for cholesterol synthesis and is regulated via a negative feedback mechanism mediated by sterols and non-sterol metabolites derived from mevalonate, the product of the reaction catalyzed by reductase. Normally in mammalian cells this enzyme is suppressed by cholesterol derived from the internalization and degradation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) via the LDL receptor. Competitive inhibitors of the reductase induce the expression of LDL receptors in the liver, which in turn increases the catabolism of plasma LDL and lowers the plasma concentration of cholesterol, an important determinant of atherosclerosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.
