Human IL-6 Matched Antibody Pair Kit (ab246838)
Key features and details
- Unlabeled capture antibody, biotin-labeled detection antibody and calibrated protein standard
- For economical ELISA and ELISA-based assay development
- Reacts with: Human
- Range: 3.9 pg/ml - 250 pg/ml
Overview
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Product name
Human IL-6 Matched Antibody Pair Kit
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Detection method
Colorimetric -
Assay type
ELISA set -
Sensitivity
0.7 pg/ml -
Range
3.9 pg/ml - 250 pg/ml -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Human
Does not react with: Mouse -
Product overview
Human IL-6 Matched Antibody Pair Kits include a capture and a biotinylated detector antibody pair, along with a calibrated protein standard, suitable for sandwich ELISA. The Matched Antibody Pair Kit can be used to quantify native and recombinant human IL-6.
Optimization of the kit reagents to sample type, immunoassay format or instrumentation may be required. Guidelines for use of this kit in a standard 96-well microplate sandwich ELISA using HRP/TMB system of colorimetric detection is described in this assay procedure for the purposes of quantification.
Protocol information and tips on the use of the Matched Antibody Pair kits for sandwich ELISA can be found on our website. An accessory pack can be purchased which includes buffer reagents required to perform 10 x 96-well plate sandwich ELISAs (ab210905).
For additional information on the performance of the antibody pair used in this kit, please see our equivalent SimpleStep ELISA kit ab178013. Please note that while the antibody pair is the same provided in the corresponding SimpleStep ELISA Kit, due to differences in their formulation, this antibody pair cannot be used with the consumables provided with our SimpleStep ELISA Kits.
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Tested applications
Suitable for: ELISAmore details -
Platform
Reagents
Properties
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Storage instructions
Store at -20°C. Please refer to protocols. -
Components 10 x 96 tests 5 x 96 tests Human IL-6 Capture Antibody 2 x 50µg 1 x 50µg Human IL-6 Detector Antibody 2 x 12.5µg 1 x 12.5µg Human IL-6 Lyophilized Protein 2 vials 1 vial -
Research areas
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Function
Cytokine with a wide variety of biological functions. It is a potent inducer of the acute phase response. Plays an essential role in the final differentiation of B-cells into Ig-secreting cells Involved in lymphocyte and monocyte differentiation. It induces myeloma and plasmacytoma growth and induces nerve cells differentiation Acts on B-cells, T-cells, hepatocytes, hematopoeitic progenitor cells and cells of the CNS. Also acts as a myokine. It is discharged into the bloodstream after muscle contraction and acts to increase the breakdown of fats and to improve insulin resistance. -
Involvement in disease
Genetic variations in IL6 are associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis systemic juvenile (RASJ) [MIM:604302]. An inflammatory articular disorder with systemic-onset beginning before the age of 16. It represents a subgroup of juvenile arthritis associated with severe extraarticular features and occasionally fatal complications. During active phases of the disorder, patients display a typical daily spiking fever, an evanescent macular rash, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, serositis, myalgia and arthritis.
Note=A IL6 promoter polymorphism is associated with a lifetime risk of development of Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-infected men. -
Sequence similarities
Belongs to the IL-6 superfamily. -
Post-translational
modificationsN- and O-glycosylated. -
Cellular localization
Secreted. - Information by UniProt
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Alternative names
- Interleukin BSF 2
- B cell differentiation factor
- B cell stimulatory factor 2
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Database links
- Entrez Gene: 3569 Human
- Omim: 147620 Human
- SwissProt: P05231 Human
- Unigene: 654458 Human
Images
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Human IL-6 standard curve
Standard calibration curve. Background subtracted values are graphed.
