For Antibody Pair specificity and sensitivity, please refer to the corresponding PathScan® Sandwich ELISA Kit. Note: This antibody pair detects proteins from the indicated species, as determined through in-house testing, but may also detect homologous proteins from other species.
Description
CST's PathScan® Total Zap-70 Sandwich ELISA Antibody Pair is being offered as an economical alternative to our PathScan® Total Zap-70 Sandwich ELISA Kit #7172. Capture and detection antibodies (100X stocks) and HRP-linked secondary antibody (1000X stock) are supplied. Sufficient reagents are supplied for 4 x 96 well ELISAs. The Zap-70 capture antibody is coated in PBS overnight in a 96 well microplate. After blocking, cell lysates are added followed by a Zap-70 detection antibody and anti-Rabbit IgG, HRP-linked antibody. HRP substrate TMB is added for color development. The magnitude of the absorbance for this developed color is proportional to the quantity of total Zap-70 protein.
Background
The Syk family protein tyrosine kinase Zap-70 is expressed in T and NK cells and plays a critical role in mediating T cell activation in response to T cell receptor (TCR) engagement (1). Following TCR engagement, Zap-70 is rapidly phosphorylated on several tyrosine residues through autophosphorylation and transphosphorylation by the Src family tyrosine kinase Lck (2-6). Tyrosine phosphorylation correlates with increased Zap-70 kinase activity and downstream signaling events. Expression of Zap-70 is correlated with disease progression and survival in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (7,8).