Description
Key facts
Detection method:Colorimetric,
Sample types:Saliva, Urine, Heparin Plasma, Citrate plasma, Cell culture supernatant, Milk, Serum, EDTA Plasma,
Reacts with:Human,
Assay type:Sandwich (quantitative),
Sensitivity:= 9.38 pg/mL,
Range:31.3 - 2000 pg/mL,
Assay time:1h 30m,
Assay Platform:Microplate (12 x 8 well strips)
Product details:
Human Axl ELISA Kit (ab208987) is a single-wash 90 min sandwich ELISA designed for the quantitative measurement of Axl protein in cell culture supernatant, cit plasma, edta plasma, hep plasma, milk, saliva, serum, and urine. It uses our proprietary SimpleStep ELISA® technology. Quantitate Human Axl with 11 pg/ml sensitivity.
SimpleStep ELISA® technology employs capture antibodies conjugated to an affinity tag that is recognized by the monoclonal antibody used to coat our SimpleStep ELISA® plates. This approach to sandwich ELISA allows the formation of the antibody-analyte sandwich complex in a single step, significantly reducing assay time. See the SimpleStep ELISA® protocol summary in the image section for further details. Our SimpleStep ELISA® technology provides several benefits:
- Single-wash protocol reduces assay time to 90 minutes or less
- High sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility from superior antibodies
- Fully validated in biological samples
- 96-wells plate breakable into 12 x 8 wells strips
A 384-well SimpleStep ELISA® microplate (ab203359) is available to use as an alternative to the 96-well microplate provided with SimpleStep ELISA® kits.
Axl is a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase on the plasma membrane. The growth factor GAS6 is a ligand for Axl and regulates many physiological processes including cell survival, cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. The antibodies used in this kit were raised against a portion of the extracellular domain of Axl.
Properties and Storage Information:
Shipped at conditions-Blue Ice, Appropriate short-term storage conditions-+4°C, Appropriate long-term storage conditions-+4°C, Storage information-+4°C
Supplementary Information:
This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.
The Axl protein also known as AXL receptor tyrosine kinase plays a significant role in cell signaling. It has a molecular weight of approximately 98 kDa. Axl is a transmembrane receptor that is expressed in a variety of tissues including the immune system reproductive organs and the central nervous system. It is mainly recognized for transmitting signals from the extracellular matrix into the cytoplasm by binding with its ligand Gas6.
Biological function summary
Axl is important in mediating cell survival proliferation and migration. It functions as part of the TAM family of receptors which also includes Tyro3 and Mer. Axl often forms complexes with these receptors to facilitate efficient signaling. This interaction triggers phosphorylation events that activate downstream signaling proteins reinforcing its influence in cellular functions.
Pathways
Axl is deeply involved in the PI3K-Akt and MAPK signaling pathways which are central to cellular growth and survival. In these pathways Axl interacts closely with proteins like PI3K and Akt to regulate processes such as apoptosis and metabolism. Its interaction with these pathways places Axl as an important modulator of intracellular signaling cascades.
Axl has been implicated in cancer progression and immune response dysregulation. In many cancer types Axl overexpression links to tumor invasion metastasis and resistance to therapy. Moreover Axl’s role in autoimmune diseases becomes evident through its association with the Gas6 protein. Exploring these connections furthers understanding of how Axl's aberrant activity influences health and disease.
