Description
Key facts
Detection method:Colorimetric,
Sample types:Cell culture extracts, Tissue Extracts,
Assay type:Enzyme activity,
Assay Platform:Microplate reader
Product details:
Calcineurin Activity Assay Kit (Colorimetric) ab139464 is designed for measuring cellular calcineurin (CaN, PP2B) phosphatase activity. It employs a convenient 96-well microtiter-plate format with all reagents necessary for measuring calcineurin (PP2B) phosphatase activity in tissue/cellular extracts.
The detection of free-phosphate released in the calcineurin assay protocol is based on the classic Malachite green assay and offers the following advantages: non-radioactive; convenient 1-step detection; excellent sensitivity.
This kit includes human recombinant calcineurin as a positive control. The RII phosphopeptide substrate (Calcineurin Substrate), supplied with this calcineurin assay, is the most efficient and outstanding peptide substrate known for calcineurin.
Other Notes
Previously called Cellular Calcineurin Phosphatase Activity Assay Kit (Colorimetric).
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Properties and Storage Information:
Shipped at conditions-Dry Ice, Appropriate short-term storage conditions-Multi, Appropriate long-term storage conditions-Multi, Storage information-Please refer to protocols
Supplementary Information:
This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.
Calcineurin A also known as PPP3CA is a highly specific protein phosphatase with a pivotal role in cellular signaling. It has a molecular mass of approximately 59 to 61 kDa depending on the isoform. Calcineurin A expression occurs in various tissues including the brain immune cells and cardiac tissues. It acts as the catalytic subunit of the enzyme calcineurin and is important for its function.
Biological function summary
Calcineurin A participates in numerous cellular processes through its phosphatase activity. As part of the calcineurin complex which includes a regulatory subunit it modulates the dephosphorylation of target proteins. This activity enables Calcineurin A to influence activation of T-lymphocytes by dephosphorylating the nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) a transcription factor responsible for immune response. Calcineurin A also plays a role in neuronal signaling and muscle function.
Pathways
Calcineurin A engages in the calcium signaling pathway which is vital for diverse cellular functions. It is related to proteins like calmodulin which binds calcium ions to activate Calcineurin A. Another important pathway includes the MAPK signaling pathway where Calcineurin A influences various cellular outcomes by regulating different transcription factors. Through these pathways Calcineurin A integrates signals that affect cellular growth survival and differentiation.
Calcineurin A is associated with cardiac hypertrophy and immunosuppressive conditions. In cardiac hypertrophy aberrant Calcineurin A activity leads to changes in heart muscle size and function. The protein also connects to the disorder of immunosuppression through its inhibition by drugs like cyclosporine which are used to prevent transplant rejection by targeting Calcineurin A. This inhibition blocks T-cell activation and provides therapeutic benefits in managing transplant patients.
