• Assay Type

  Solid Phase Sandwich ELISA

• Format

  96-well strip plate

• Assay Length

  4 hours 40 mins (after plate preparation)

• Sample Type & Volume Required

  Cell lysates (100 μL)

• Range

  312.00 - 20,000 pg/mL

• Sufficient Materials

  Kits available for two, five, or fifteen 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.

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

• Available in 2, 5, and 15- (96-well) plate pack sizes

• Economical alternative to Western blot

Kit Content

• Capture Antibody

• Conjugated Detection Antibody

• Calibrated Immunoassay Standard or Control

• Streptavidin-HRP

Other Reagents Required

  PBS: (Catalog # ), or 137 mM NaCl, 2.7 mM KCl, 8.1 mM Na  ₂HPO  ₄, 1.5 mM KH  ₂O  ₄, pH 7.2 - 7.4, 0.2 μm filtered  
 
  Wash Buffer: (Catalog # ), or equivalent  
 
  Lysis Buffer*  
 
  IC Diluent*

Blocking Buffer*  
 
  Substrate Solution: 1:1 mixture of Color Reagent A (H  ₂O  ₂) and Color Reagent B (Tetramethylbenzidine) (Catalog # )  
 
  Stop Solution: 2 N H  ₂SO  ₄ (Catalog # )  
 
  Microplates: From Costar EIA Plate (Costar Catalog # 2592) or R&D Systems (Catalog # ), or equivalent  
 
  Plate Sealers: ELISA Plate Sealers (Catalog # ), or equivalent  
 

*For the Lysis Buffer, IC Diluent, and Blocking BUffer recommended for a specific DuoSet ELISA Development Kit, please see the product

Preparation and Storage

• Storage

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

Background: PDGF R alpha

PDGF R alpha (Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor alpha) is a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase that can form homodimers or heterodimers with PDGF R beta when engaged by dimers of the PDGF ligands. PDGF R alpha binds to PDGF-AA, PDGF-AB, and PDGF-CC. It is strongly expressed in oligodendrocyte, lung, skin, and intestinal progenitor cells, at low levels in most mesenchymal cells, and can be induced by inflammation. PDGF R alpha function is important during formation of the cranial and cardiac neural crest, retina, gonads, lung alveoli, intestinal villi, skin, hair follicles, skeleton, teeth, palate, and interstitial kidney mesenchyme. Dysregulated PDGF R alpha signaling can result in spina bifida or cleft palate-type malformations. Postnatally, PDGF R alpha is implicated in gliomas and fibrotic disorders of lung, heart, and skin (scleroderma).

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  5156 (Human); 18595 (Mouse);

• Long Name:

  Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor alpha

• Aliases:

  alpha-type platelet-derived growth factor receptor; CD140 antigen-like family member A; CD140a antigen; CD140a; EC 2.7.10; EC 2.7.10.1; MGC74795; PDGF R alpha; PDGFR2; PDGFRA; PDGFRA/BCR fusion; PDGF-R-alpha; platelet-derived growth factor receptor, alpha polypeptide; rearranged-in-hypereosinophilia-platelet derived growth factor receptor alphafusion protein; RHEPDGFRA