Description: This LAP Ready-SET-Go! ELISA Set contains the necessary reagents, standards, buffers and diluents for performing quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). This ELISA set is specifically engineered for accurate and precise measurement of LAP.
TGF beta is synthesized as a precursor that contains LAP at the N-terminus and mature TGF beta at the C-terminus. Processing and cleavage of the precursor protein between amino acids 278 and 279 results in the formation of LAP dimers and TGF beta dimers that then non-covalently associate with each other to form the small latent TGF beta complex. LAP is secreted and can be found in the extracellular matrix. In addition, LAP can also be expressed on platelets and activated regulatory T cells. It is believed that this surface-expressed LAP is due to the binding of LAP to GARP (LRRC32), which is a transmembrane protein that is also found at high levels on platelets and activated regulatory T cells. Many different cells produce TGF beta and it mediates effects on the proliferation, differentiation and function of many cell types.
Components
Capture Antibody Concentrate
Detection Antibody Concentrate
Human LAP standard (lyophilized): 20 ng/ml upon reconstitution
Phosphate Buffered Saline Concentrate (PBS)
Assay Buffer A Concentrate (PBS with 1% Tween 20 and 10% BSA)
Sample Diluent B
pre-titrated Streptavidin-HRP
Tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) Substrate Solution
96 Well Plate included with product Cat. #’s ending in suffixes -22, -76, -86