Abcam, ab275901, Human HGF ELISA Kit (Hepatocyte Growth Factor)

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Human HGF ELISA Kit (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) is a single-wash 90-min Simplestep used to quantify Human HGF (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) with a sensitivity of 18 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 - Cited in over 5 citations
Key facts
Detection method:Colorimetric,
Sample types:Cell culture media, Heparin Plasma, Citrate plasma, Serum, Cell Lysate,
Reacts with:Human,
Assay type:Sandwich (quantitative),
Sensitivity:= 18 pg/mL,
Range:78.13 - 5000 pg/mL,
Assay time:1h 30m,
Assay Platform:Pre-coated microplate (12 x 8 well strips)

Product details:
Human HGF ELISA Kit (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) ab275901 is a rapid single-wash 90-min Sandwich ELISA to measure Human HGF (Hepatocyte Growth Factor)in cell culture media, cell lysate, citrate plasma, heparin plasma, serum. This SimpleStep sensitivity is 18 pg/mL.
How the assay works
Human HGF (Hepatocyte Growth Factor)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 HGF ELISA Kit (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) ab275901 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-HGF antibody [EPR22870-72] - BSA and Azide free (Capture)
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- Anti-HGF antibody [EPR22870-13] - BSA and Azide free (Detector)
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) is mitogen of parenchymal hepatocytes. HGF also acts as a growth factor and is expressed by a wide variety of tissue and cell types. HGF binds to the HGF- Receptor (MET), a receptor tyrosine kinase, to help regulate cell growth, cell motility and morphogenesis. Elevated circulating levels of HGF can be measured as prognostic marker of severity of hypertension and heart failure. HGF is secreted as a full-length inactive polypeptide, and then is cleaved by serine proteases into a 69-kDa alpha-chain and 34-kDa beta chain which dimerize producing the active heterodimeric molecule.
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Properties and Storage Information:
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Supplementary Information:
This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.
The hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) also known as scatter factor (SF) is a protein with a mass of approximately 83 kDa. This protein is mostly expressed in the liver but it can also be found in other organs such as the kidney and the lungs. HGF acts mechanically by binding to the c-Met receptor activating intracellular signaling mechanisms necessary for various physiological processes. Researchers often use HGF ELISA kits to measure its levels in biological samples and study its various roles.
Biological function summary
HGF plays an essential role in cellular growth regeneration and healing processes across different tissues. It is not part of a complex but functions as a single-chain polypeptide that undergoes cleavage into its active form. HGF facilitates cell proliferation and migration; this is especially important during organ regeneration and repair processes. By engaging with its receptor c-Met it induces cell survival and cytoskeletal reorganization making it important for wound healing.
Pathways
HGF is critical in the MAPK and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways which impact processes like cell division and survival. Through these pathways HGF interacts with other proteins such as ERK and Akt contributing to the regulation of cellular growth and metabolism. HGF's role in these pathways highlights its importance in developmental processes and tissue homeostasis.
HGF displays significant connections to cancer and liver cirrhosis. Its overexpression can lead to the development of various carcinomas due to its effect on cell proliferation and migration. In liver cirrhosis the altered HGF-c-Met signaling might contribute to the disease progression and hepatic dysfunction. Additionally HGF can interact with proteins such as transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-?) in these conditions influencing the pathological environment.