Abcam, ab255728, Human Granzyme A ELISA Kit

Size: 1 x 96Tests
Human Granzyme A ELISA Kit is a single-wash 90-min Simplestep used to quantify Human Granzyme A with a sensitivity of 6.61 pg/ml. The assay uses a simple mix-wash-read protocol with just one incubation and one wash step. - Colorimetric Sandwich ELISA - 450 nm readout : works on any standard plate reader - Design your own immunoassay: we also offer the conjugation-ready antibody pair
Key facts
Detection method:Colorimetric,
Sample types:Tissue Extracts, Cell culture supernatant, Serum, EDTA Plasma,
Reacts with:Human,
Assay type:Sandwich (quantitative),
Sensitivity:= 6.61 pg/mL,
Range:31 - 2000 pg/mL,
Assay time:1h 30m,
Assay Platform:Pre-coated microplate (12 x 8 well strips)

Product details:
Human Granzyme A ELISA Kit (ab255728) is a single-wash 90 min sandwich ELISA designed for the quantitative measurement of Granzyme A protein in cell culture supernatant, edta plasma, serum, and tissue extracts. It uses our proprietary SimpleStep ELISA® technology. Quantitate Human Granzyme A with 6.61 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 strips
A 384-well SimpleStep ELISA® microplate (
ab203359
) is available to use as an alternative to the 96-well microplate provided with SimpleStep ELISA® kits.
Granzyme A, also known as Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte proteinase 1, is a member of the granzyme family of serine proteases encoded by the gene
. Granzyme A is released by cytoplasmic granules in cytotoxic T cells and Natural killer cells, where it can induce caspase-independent cell death. Granzyme A is generally more abundant than the other four granzyme proteins found in humans. Granzyme A is expressed as a precursor with a 26- aa signal peptide, a 2- aa pro-peptide and a 234- aa mature chain.
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Supplementary Information:
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Granzyme A also known as CTLA3 or GZMA is a serine protease with a role in immune cell-mediated cytotoxicity. It has a molecular weight of approximately 27 kDa. This protein is primarily expressed in the granules of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and natural killer (NK) cells. Granzyme A gets released into the immunological synapse upon recognition of target cells by these immune cells facilitating the induction of target cell death.
Biological function summary
Functions of Granzyme A extend to inducing apoptosis in target cells alongside its role in promoting inflammation. It operates independent of caspases and directly cleaves substrates in the cell to induce cell death making it different from the related Granzyme B. As part of the granzyme-perforin complex it enters target cells via perforin-created pores mediates reactions leading to substrate degradation and promotes DNA damage.
Pathways
Granzyme A gets involved in the granule exocytosis pathway which constitutes an important mechanism for CTLs and NK cells to kill infected or cancerous cells. The protein is also linked to the inflammatory response pathways where it can interact with other serine proteases. Related proteins like perforin and Granzyme B also engage in these pathways and they collectively work to trigger apoptosis and modulate immune responses.
Impairments or dysregulation of Granzyme A function can contribute to autoimmune diseases and certain viral infections. Autoimmune diseases such as lupus may demonstrate altered levels or activity of Granzyme A associated with tissue damage and inflammation. During viral infections Granzyme A in conjunction with perforin and Granzyme B aids in eliminating infected cells but alterations in this balance could lead to ineffective immune responses or excessive tissue damage.