Human Doublecortin ELISA Kit (ab218267)
Key features and details
- One-wash 90 minute protocol
- Sensitivity: 2.13 pg/ml
- Range: 15.63 pg/ml - 1000 pg/ml
- Sample type: Cell culture extracts, Tissue Extracts
- Detection method: Colorimetric
- Assay type: Sandwich (quantitative)
- Reacts with: Human
Overview
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Product name
Human Doublecortin ELISA Kit
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Detection method
Colorimetric -
Precision
Intra-assay Sample n Mean SD CV% Overall 3 4.2% Inter-assay Sample n Mean SD CV% Overall 5 5.8% -
Sample type
Cell culture extracts, Tissue Extracts -
Assay type
Sandwich (quantitative) -
Sensitivity
2.13 pg/ml -
Range
15.63 pg/ml - 1000 pg/ml -
Recovery
Sample specific recovery Sample type Average % Range Cell culture extracts 105 97% - 118% Tissue Extracts 111 98% - 120% Mouse brain extract 96 89% - 106% -
Assay time
1h 30m -
Assay duration
One step assay -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Human -
Product overview
Human Doublecortin ELISA Kit (ab218267) is a single-wash 90 min sandwich ELISA designed for the quantitative measurement of Doublecortin protein in tissue extracts and cell culture extracts. It uses our proprietary SimpleStep ELISA® technology. Quantitate Human Doublecortin with 2.13 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 stripsA 384-well SimpleStep ELISA® microplate (ab203359) is available to use as an alternative to the 96-well microplate provided with SimpleStep ELISA® kits.
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Notes
Doublecortin is a microtubule-associated protein required for initial steps of neuronal dispersion and cortex lamination during cerebral cortex development. It may act by competing with the putative neuronal protein kinase DCLK1 in binding to a target protein. Doublecortin may in that way participate in a signaling pathway that is crucial for neuronal interaction before and during migration, possibly as part of a calcium ion-dependent signal transduction pathway. Doublecortin may be part with PAFAH1B1/LIS-1 of overlapping, but distinct, signaling pathways that promote neuronal migration. Doublecortin interacts with tubulin and USP9X.
Mutations affecting the Doublecortin gene are causing X-linked 1 Lissencephaly, a disease characterized by mental retardation and seizures that are more severe in male patients. Female patients display a less severe phenotype referred to as 'doublecortex'.
Doublecortin is highly expressed in neuronal cells of fetal brain (in the majority of cells of the cortical plate, intermediate zone and ventricular zone), but not expressed in other fetal tissues. In the adult, it is highly expressed in the brain frontal lobe, but it has very low expression in other regions of brain, and it is not detected in heart, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscles, kidney and pancreas.
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Platform
Pre-coated microplate (12 x 8 well strips)
Properties
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Storage instructions
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Components 1 x 96 tests Human Doublecortin Lyophilized Recombinant Protein 2 vials 10X Human Doublecortin Capture Antibody 1 x 600µl 10X Human Doublecortin Detector Antibody 1 x 600µl 10X Wash Buffer PT (ab206977) 1 x 20ml 50X Cell Extraction Enhancer Solution (ab193971) 1 x 1ml 5X Cell Extraction Buffer PTR (ab193970) 1 x 10ml Antibody Diluent CPI - HAMA Blocker (ab193969) 1 x 6ml Plate Seals 1 unit Sample Diluent NS (ab193972) 1 x 12ml SimpleStep Pre-Coated 96-Well Microplate (ab206978) 1 unit Stop Solution 1 x 12ml TMB Development Solution 1 x 12ml -
Research areas
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Function
Seems to be required for initial steps of neuronal dispersion and cortex lamination during cerebral cortex development. May act by competing with the putative neuronal protein kinase DCAMKL1 in binding to a target protein. May in that way participate in a signaling pathway that is crucial for neuronal interaction before and during migration, possibly as part of a calcium ion-dependent signal transduction pathway. May be part with LIS-1 of an overlapping, but distinct, signaling pathways that promote neuronal migration. -
Tissue specificity
Highly expressed in neuronal cells of fetal brain (in the majority of cells of the cortical plate, intermediate zone and ventricular zone), but not expressed in other fetal tissues. In the adult, highly expressed in the brain frontal lobe, but very low expression in other regions of brain, and not detected in heart, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscles, kidney and pancreas. -
Involvement in disease
Defects in DCX are the cause of lissencephaly X-linked type 1 (LISX1) [MIM:300067]; also called X-LIS or LIS. LISX1 is a classic lissencephaly characterized by mental retardation and seizures that are more severe in male patients. Affected boys show an abnormally thick cortex with absent or severely reduced gyri. Clinical manifestations include feeding problems, abnormal muscular tone, seizures and severe to profound psychomotor retardation. Female patients display a less severe phenotype referred to as 'doublecortex'.
Defects in DCX are the cause of subcortical band heterotopia X-linked (SBHX) [MIM:300067]; also known as double cortex or subcortical laminar heterotopia (SCLH). SBHX is a mild brain malformation of the lissencephaly spectrum. It is characterized by bilateral and symmetric plates or bands of gray matter found in the central white matter between the cortex and cerebral ventricles, cerebral convolutions usually appearing normal.
Note=A chromosomal aberration involving DCX is found in lissencephaly. Translocation t(X;2)(q22.3;p25.1). -
Sequence similarities
Contains 2 doublecortin domains. -
Cellular localization
Cytoplasm. - Information by UniProt
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Alternative names
- DBCN
- Dbct
- DC
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Database links
- Entrez Gene: 1641 Human
- Omim: 300121 Human
- SwissProt: O43602 Human
- Unigene: 34780 Human
Images
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Other - Human Doublecortin ELISA Kit (ab218267)
SimpleStep ELISA technology allows the formation of the antibody-antigen complex in one single step, reducing assay time to 90 minutes. Add samples or standards and antibody mix to wells all at once, incubate, wash, and add your final substrate. See protocol for a detailed step-by-step guide.
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Example of human Doublecortin standard curveBackground-subtracted data values (mean +/- SD) are graphed.
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Interpolated concentrations of native Doublecortin in SH-SY5Y cell extract, human fetal brain tissue extract and rat brain tissue extract.Interpolated concentrations of native Doublecortin in SH-SY5Y cell extract samples based on a 100 µg/mL extract load, human fetal brain tissue extract samples based on a 300 µg/mL extract load, and rat brain tissue extract samples based on a 500 µg/mL extract load. The concentrations of Doublecortin were measured in duplicate and interpolated from the Doublecortin standard curve and corrected for sample dilution. The interpolated dilution factor corrected values are plotted (mean +/- SD, n=2). The mean Doublecortin concentration was determined to be 703 pg/mL in SH-SY5Y cell extract samples, 415 pg/mL in human fetal brain tissue extract samples, and 535 pg/mL in rat brain tissue extract samples.
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Doublecortin is highly expressed in neuronal cells of the fetal brain. Human adult brain tissue extract and human fetal brain tissue extract samples were analyzed based on a 300 µg/mL extract load.The concentrations of Doublecortin were measured in duplicate and interpolated from the Doublecortin standard curve and corrected for sample dilution. The interpolated dilution factor corrected values are plotted in pg Doublecortin per mg of extract (mean +/- SD, n=3). The mean Doublecortin concentration was determined to be 309 pg/mg in human adult brain tissue extract samples, and 1375 pg/mg in human fetal brain tissue extract samples.
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Other species reactivity was determined by measuring various species adult brain tissue extract samples.The concentrations of Doublecortin were measured in duplicate and interpolated from the Doublecortin standard curve and corrected for sample dilution. The interpolated dilution factor corrected values are plotted in pg Doublecortin per mg of extract (mean +/- SD, n=3). The mean Doublecortin concentration was determined to be 309 pg/mg in human adult brain tissue extract samples, 147 pg/mg in mouse brain tissue extract samples, and 878 pg/mg in rat brain tissue extract samples.
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Sandwich ELISA - Human Doublecortin ELISA Kit (ab218267)To learn more about the advantages of recombinant antibodies see here.