Biolegend, 433607, LEGEND MAX™ Mouse IL-12 (p70) ELISA Kit, 1precoatedplate

Bioactive IL-12 is a potent regulator of cell-mediated immune responses and key mediator of Th1 cell development. Bioactive IL-12 is secreted by activated B lymphocytes and macrophages as a 70 kD heterodimeric glycoprotein comprised of disulfide-bonded 35 kD and 40 kD subunits. The IL-12 p40 subunit shares amino acids sequence homology with the IL-6 receptor. The disulfide-linked p40 homodimer can bind to IL-12 receptors and antagonize the activities of bioactive IL-12. Cytokine detection IL-12, IL-23 and IL-35 share common subunits, utilizing combinations of p40, p19 and p35 proteins. Caution must be used when selecting antibodies and assays when specific identification, measurement, as well as activation state discrimination, is required. 1. Active IL-12 consists of two subunits: p40 + p35. 2. p40 can also exist as a monomer (IL-12 p40) or a homodimer (IL-12 p80). 3. Besides contributing to IL-12, p40 is also found in IL-23, a heterodimer of p40 and p19. 4. Similarly, p35 not only contributes to IL-12, but is also found in the heterodimer IL-35 (p35 and EBI3). Note that assays using antibodies specific for the p40 subunit will be unable to discriminate between the active IL-12, monomeric p40, dimeric p40, and IL-23; likewise, assays using p35 detection alone will pick up both IL-12 (heterodimer) and IL-35. BioLegend ELISA assays BioLegend’s LEGEND MAX™ Mouse IL-12 p70 ELISA Kit is a sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), in which, a Mouse IL-12 p70 specific monoclonal antibody is pre-coated on a 96-well strip-well plate. BioLegend’s LEGEND MAX™ Mouse IL-12 p70 ELISA Kit is specifically designed for the accurate quantitation of Mouse IL-12 p70 from cell culture supernatant, serum, plasma or other bodily fluids. It is ready-to-use, accurate, and sensitive.
1precoatedplate
Verified Reactivity: Mouse
Application: ELISA
Application References(PubMed link indicates BioLegend citation): Lu, TX., et al. 2011. J. Immunol. 187:3362. PubMed. Boonyatecha N, et al. 2012. Mol Immunol. 51:255. PubMed. Savino MT, et al. 2013. J Leukoc Biol. 93:549. PubMed.
Product Citations: Lu T, et al. 2011. J Immunol. 187:3362. PubMed Baumann R, et al. 2012. Clin Transl Allergy. 13:2. PubMed Chen G, et al. 2021. Sci Adv. 7:eabg5686. PubMed Montfort M, et al. 2004. J Immunol. 173:4084. PubMed Savino M, et al. 2013. J Leukoc Biol. 93:549. PubMed Boonyatecha N, et al. 2012. Mol Immunol. 51:255. PubMed
Sensitivity: 0.5 pg/ml
Standard Range: 3.2-200 pg/mL
Cell Sources: B lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and macrophages
Biology Area: Immunology, Innate Immunity
Molecular Family: Cytokines/Chemokines
Gene ID: 1615916160
UniProt: View information about IL-12 p70 on UniProt.org
Regulatory Status: RUO
Other Names: IL-12 p70 Pre-coated ELISA Kit
Q: In your LEGEND MAX™ ELISA Kits, there is a step that calls for washing the plates before adding sample. What is the purpose of this step?
A: We typically use a stabilizer for pre-coated plates. The additional washing step is designed to remove these components before you start the assay. If you do not perform the washing, the effect on assay performance is negligible.
Q: I have multiple LEGEND MAX™ ELISA kits that I want to run simultaneously. Can I use the same wash buffer for all the kits?
A: The wash buffer provided in all our LEGEND MAX™ kits is the same and the part numbers on the wash buffer bottles in these kits should be identical. For ELISA MAX™ Deluxe and ELISA MAX™ Standard Sets, we provide a recipe for the wash buffer on each kit’s technical data sheet. This recipe is the same for all ELISA MAX™ sets.
Q: For some of your ELISA kits, why do my serum samples require dilution with assay buffer?
A: In some cases, dilution with assay buffer is required to minimize the matrix difference between the samples and the standards to achieve better accuracy.