serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, cell lysates, cell culture supernates or other biological fluids.
Experimental method:
Sandwich
Shelf life:
12 months
Gene ID:
12870
UniProt ID:
Q61147
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
The protein encoded by this gene is a copper-containing glycoprotein found soluble in the serum and GPI-anchored in other tissues. It oxidizes Fe(II) to Fe(III) and is proposed to play an important role in iron homeostasis. In humans mutations of this gene cause aceruloplasminemia, which is characterized by retinal degeneration, diabetes, anemia and neurological symptoms. In mouse deficiency of this gene in combination with a deficiency of its homolog hephaestin causes retinal degeneration and serves as a pathophysiological model for aceruloplasminemia and age-related macular degeneration. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms.
