FGF21 ELISA Kit (Human)

Intra-Assay Precision Inter-Assay Precision Sample 1 2 3 1 2 3 n 16 16 16 24 24 24 Mean (pg/mL) 256 645 1478 247 649 1426 SD 11.52 21.93 69.47 24.45 48.03 89.84 CV% 4.5 3.4 4.7 9.9 7.4 6.3 Intra-Assay Precision Inter-Assay Precision Intra-Assay Precision Inter-Assay Precision Sample 1 2 3 1 2 3 Sample 1 2 3 1 2 3 n 16 16 16 24 24 24 n 16 16 16 24 24 24 Mean (pg/mL) 256 645 1478 247 649 1426 Mean (pg/mL) 256 645 1478 247 649 1426 SD 11.52 21.93 69.47 24.45 48.03 89.84 SD 11.52 21.93 69.47 24.45 48.03 89.84 CV% 4.5 3.4 4.7 9.9 7.4 6.3 CV% 4.5 3.4 4.7 9.9 7.4 6.3

Fibroblast growth factor 21 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF21 gene. By genomic sequence analysis, Nishimura et al. (2000) identified the FGF21 gene within the 5-prime flanking region of the FUT1 gene on chromosome 19. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family. FGF family members possess broad mitogenic and cell survival activities and are involved in a variety of biological processes including embryonic development, cell growth, morphogenesis, tissue repair, tumor growth and invasion. FGF21 stimulates glucose uptake in adipocytes but not in other cell types. This effect is additive to the activity of insulin. FGF21 treatment of adipocytes is associated with phosphorylation of FRS2, a protein linking FGF receptors to the Ras/MAP kinase pathway. FGF21 injection in ob/ob mice results in an increase in Glut1 in adipose tissue. FGF21 also protects animals from diet-induced obesity when overexpressed in transgenic mice and lowers blood glucose and triglyceride levels when administered to diabetic rodents.

Aviva's human FGF21 ELISA Kit was based on standard sandwich enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay technology. A monoclonal antibody from mouse specific for FGF21 has been precoated onto 96-well plates. Standards (E.coli, H29-S209) and test samples are added to the wells, a biotinylated detection polyclonal antibody from goat specific for FGF21 is added subsequently and then followed by washing with PBS or TBS buffer. Avidin-Biotin-Peroxidase Complex was added and unbound conjugates were washed away with PBS or TBS buffer. HRP substrate TMB was used to visualize HRP enzymatic reaction. TMB was catalyzed by HRP to produce a blue color product that changed into yellow after adding acidic stop solution. The absorbance of yellow is proportional to the human FGF21 amount of sample captured in plate.

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