• Assay Type

  Solid Phase Sandwich ELISA

• Format

  96-well strip plate

• Range

  0.63 - 40 ng/mL

• Sufficient Materials

  For five 96-well plates*

• Specificity

  Please see the

* Provided that the recommended microplates, buffers, diluents, substrates and solutions are used, and the assay is run as summarized in the Assay Procedure provided.

Ancillary Reagent Kit Available  

DY008, DuoSet ELISA Ancillary Reagent Kit 2 -

This DuoSet ELISA Development kit contains the basic components required for the development of sandwich ELISAs to measure natural and recombinant human Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA). The suggested diluent is suitable for the analysis of most cell culture supernate, cell lysate, serum, and plasma samples. Diluents for complex matrices, such as cell lysates, serum, and plasma, should be evaluated prior to use in this DuoSet.

Product Features

• Optimized capture and detection antibody pairings with recommended concentrations save lengthy development time

• Development protocols are provided to guide further assay optimization

• Assay can be customized to your specific needs

• Economical alternative to complete kits

Kit Content

• Capture Antibody

• Detection Antibody

• Recombinant Standard

• Streptavidin conjugated to horseradish-peroxidase (Streptavidin-HRP)

Other Reagents Required

DuoSet Ancillary Reagent Kit 2 (5 plates): (Catalog # ) containing 96 well microplates, plate sealers, substrate solution, stop solution, plate coating buffer (PBS), wash buffer, and Reagent Diluent Concentrate 2.

The components listed above may be purchased separately:

PBS: (Catalog # ), or 137 mM NaCl, 2.7 mM KCl, 8.1 mM Na₂HPO₄, 1.5 mM KH₂PO₄, pH 7.2 - 7.4, 0.2 μm filtered

Wash Buffer: (Catalog # ), or 0.05% Tween^? 20 in PBS, pH 7.2-7.4

Reagent Diluent: (Catalog # ), or 1% BSA in PBS, pH 7.2-7.4, 0.2 μm filtered

Substrate Solution: 1:1 mixture of Color Reagent A (H₂O₂) and Color Reagent B (Tetramethylbenzidine) (Catalog # )

Stop Solution: 2 N H₂SO₄ (Catalog # )

Microplates: R&D Systems (Catalog # )

Plate Sealers: ELISA Plate Sealers (Catalog # )

Preparation and Storage

• Storage

  Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.

Background: PSMA/FOLH1/NAALADase I

Human prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), a tumor marker in prostate cancer encoded by the FOLH1 gene, is a type II transmembrane zinc metallopeptidase. PSMA is most highly expressed in the nervous system, prostate, kidney, and small intestine. The enzyme is also known as glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII), folate hydrolase 1, folypoly-gamma-glutamate carboxypeptidase (FGCP), and N-acetylated-alpha-linked acidic dipeptidase I (NAALADase I).

In the brain, PSMA hydrolyzes the neurotransmitter N-acetyl-Asp-Glu to produce glutamate, another neurotransmitter. Inhibition of brain PSMA activity is considered to be a promising approach for the treatment of neurological disorders associated with glutamate excitotoxicity, such as stroke, chronic pain, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Intestinal PSMA hydrolyzes folylpoly-gamma-glutamates, facilitating the uptake of folate.

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  2346 (Human); 53320 (Mouse); 85309 (Rat);

• Long Name:

  Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen

• Aliases:

  Cell growth-inhibiting gene 27 protein; cell growth-inhibiting protein 27; EC 3.4.17.21; FGCP; folate hydrolase (prostate-specific membrane antigen) 1; Folate hydrolase 1; FOLH1; FOLHNAALADase I; Folylpoly-gamma-glutamate carboxypeptidase; GCP2; GCPII; GCPIImGCP; glutamate carboxylase II; glutamate carboxypeptidase 2; Glutamate carboxypeptidase II; Membrane glutamate carboxypeptidase; mopsm; NAALAD1; NAALAD1N-acetylated-alpha-linked acidic dipeptidase I; NAALADase I; NAALAdase; N-acetylated alpha-linked acidic dipeptidase 1; prostate specific membrane antigen variant F; Prostate-specific membrane antigen; PSMA; PSMAFGCP; PSMPteroylpoly-gamma-glutamate carboxypeptidase