Histone H4 Modification Multiplex Assay Kit (Colorimetric) (ab185914)
Key features and details
- Assay type: Quantitative
- Detection method: Colorimetric
- Platform: Microplate reader
- Assay time: 2 hr 30 min
- Sample type: Adherent cells, Suspension cells, Tissue
- Sensitivity: 0.5 ng/well
Overview
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Product name
Histone H4 Modification Multiplex Assay Kit (Colorimetric)
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Detection method
Colorimetric -
Sample type
Tissue, Adherent cells, Suspension cells -
Assay type
Quantitative -
Sensitivity
0.5 ng/well -
Range
20 ng/well - 500 ng/well -
Assay time
2h 30m -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Mouse, Rat, Human
Predicted to work with: Plants, Fungi
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Product overview
Abcam's Histone H4 Modification Multiplex Assay Kit (Colorimetric) (ab185914) is a complete set of optimized reagents to detect and quantify nearly all histone H4 modifications (10 different types) simultaneously in a simple, ELISA-like format with use of a standard microplate reader.
ab185914 is designed for measuring multiple histone H4 modifications simultaneously. In an assay with this kit, each histone H4 modified at specific sites will be captured by an antibody that is coated on the strip wells and specifically targets the appropriate histone H4 modification pattern. The captured histone modified at specific sites will be detected with a detection antibody, followed by a color development reagent. The ratio of modified histone is proportional to the intensity of absorbance measured by a microplate reader at a wavelength of 450 nm.
Starting Materials
Input materials can be histone extracts or purified histone H4 proteins obtained from human, mouse, rat, as well as a broad range of species including most plants, fungi, and bacteria, based on high sequence homology of histone H4. The amount of histone extracts for each assay can be 20 ng to 500 ng with an optimal range of 50 to 100 ng depending on the purity of histone extracts. The amount of purified histone H4 proteins for each assay can be 1 ng to 25 ng with an optimal range of 4 to 5 ng. -
Platform
Microplate reader
Properties
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Storage instructions
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Components 96 tests 10X Wash Buffer 1 x 28ml 8-Well Strips 2 units 96-Well Strip Plate (with Frame) 1 unit Adhesive Covering Film 1 unit Antibody Buffer 1 x 8ml Assay Control Protein 1 x 20µl Detection Antibody 1 x 12µl Developer Solution 1 x 12ml Stop Solution 1 x 12ml -
Research areas
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Relevance
Core component of nucleosome. Nucleosomes wrap and compact DNA into chromatin, limiting DNA accessibility to the cellular machineries which require DNA as a template. Histones thereby play a central role in transcription regulation, DNA repair, DNA replication and chromosomal stability. DNA accessibility is regulated via a complex set of post-translational modifications of histones, also called histone code, and nucleosome remodeling. -
Cellular localization
Nuclear -
Alternative names
- H4/m
- H4FA
- H4FM
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Database links
- Entrez Gene: 8294 Human
- Entrez Gene: 319155 Mouse
- Entrez Gene: 64627 Rat
- Omim: 602833 Human
- SwissProt: P62805 Human
- SwissProt: P62806 Mouse
- SwissProt: P62804 Rat
Images
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Example Data:
Histone extracts were prepared from MCF-7 and MDA-231 cells using the Histone Extraction Kit (ab113476). 10 histone H4 modifications were measured using the Histone H4 Modification Multiplex Assay Kit (Colorimetric) (ab185914). 100 ng of total histone proteins per well were used.
