Abcam, ab226901, Human Prolactin/PRL ELISA Kit

Size: 1 x 96Tests
Human Prolactin/PRL ELISA Kit is a single-wash 90-min Simplestep used to quantify Human Prolactin/PRL with a sensitivity of 17.64 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:Heparin Plasma, Citrate plasma, Milk, Serum, EDTA Plasma, Cell culture supernatant,
Reacts with:Human,
Assay type:Sandwich (quantitative),
Sensitivity:= 17.64 pg/mL,
Range:39.06 - 2500 pg/mL,
Assay time:1h 30m,
Assay Platform:Pre-coated microplate (12 x 8 well strips)

Product details:
Human Prolactin/PRL ELISA Kit ab226901 is a rapid single-wash 90-min Sandwich ELISA to measure Human Prolactin/PRL in cell culture supernatant, citrate plasma, EDTA plasma, heparin plasma, milk, serum. This SimpleStep sensitivity is 17.64 pg/mL.
How the assay works
Human Prolactin/PRL SimpleStep ELISA
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.
Assay Specificity
Our SimpleStep ELISA
kits use recombinant monoclonal antibodies rigorously validated to ensure the highest level of consistency and reproducibility, improved sensitivity and specificity and ease of scalability and security of supply.
Please refer to our protocol booklet for more details.
Human Prolactin/PRL ELISA Kit ab226901 protocol summary
1. Mix: add samples/standards to the wells together with the capture and detector antibody cocktail. Incubate 1 hr at room temperature
2. Wash
3. Add TMB development solution - incubate for 10 min
4. Add Stop solution
5. Read the results on a plate reader at 450 nm
Design your own immunoassay
We offer the antibody pair used in this kit in a BSA and Azide-free format, ready for conjugation:
- Anti-Prolactin/PRL antibody [EPR20580-116] - BSA and Azide free (Capture)
ab244948
- Anti-Prolactin/PRL antibody [EPR20580-114] - BSA and Azide free (Detector)
ab244948
Prolactin/PRL is a secreted neuroendocrine pituitary hormone. Prolactin acts primarily on the mammary gland by promoting lactation, but has also additional pleiotropic effects both in males and females. Mature prolactin is a 199 amino acid long secreted monomeric protein. Prolactin can be also found in less biologically active form, macroprolactin, in a complex with IgG.

Properties and Storage Information:
Shipped at conditions-Blue Ice, Appropriate short-term storage conditions-+4°C, Appropriate long-term storage conditions-+4°C, Storage information-+4°C

Supplementary Information:
This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.
Prolactin (PRL) also known as mammotropin is a peptide hormone with a molecular mass of approximately 23 kDa. PRL is primarily expressed in the anterior pituitary gland but can also be found in other tissues such as the mammary glands brain and immune system. PRL plays an important role in lactation stimulating milk production in mammals. The PRL protein functions by binding to the prolactin receptor a member of the cytokine receptor family initiating signal transduction pathways.
Biological function summary
PRL influences a variety of physiological processes including reproduction metabolism and osmoregulation. It acts as a single entity rather than part of a larger protein complex affecting development and growth through its regulatory activities. In addition to lactation PRL also plays roles in the immune system cell proliferation and the production of surfactant in the lungs.
Pathways
Prolactin is deeply involved in the JAK-STAT signaling pathway and the MAPK/ERK pathway which are pivotal for transmitting signals from the prolactin receptor to the nucleus. Through these pathways PRL interacts with proteins like Janus kinase (JAK) and Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) proteins facilitating its wide range of biological effects. This interplay helps regulate gene expression critical for various physiological conditions.
PRL is linked to conditions such as hyperprolactinemia and prolactinoma. Hyperprolactinemia characterized by elevated levels of prolactin in the blood can lead to symptoms such as galactorrhea and infertility. In the context of prolactinoma an adenoma of the pituitary gland PRL's overproduction is common. These disorders often relate to proteins like dopamine which typically acts to inhibit PRL secretion from the pituitary gland and any disruption in this regulation can result in the aforementioned conditions.