Mouse Meteorin/METRN ELISA Kit PicoKine® (96 Tests). Quantitate Mouse Met in cell culture supeatants, cell lysates, serum and plasma (heparin, EDTA). Sensitivity: 12pg/ml. The brand Picokine indicates this is a premium quality ELISA kit. Each Picokine kit delivers precise quantification, high sensitivity, and excellent reproducibility. Only our most reliable and effective kits qualify as Picokine, guaranteeing top-tier results for your assays.
Involved in both glial cell differentiation and axonal network formation during neurogenesis. Promotes astrocyte differentiation and transforms cerebellar astrocytes into radial glia. Also induces axonal extension in small and intermediate neurons of sensory ganglia by activating nearby satellite glia. .
Background
Meteorin, glial cell differentiation regulator is a protein that in humans is encoded by the METRN gene. The mouse Met gene is mapped to chromosome 17. It is concluded that meteorin acts ly on satellite glial cells to induce a change in morphology and that transformed satellite glial cells induce the secondary effect of neurite extension. In cerebellar explants, meteorin induced conversion of cerebellar astrocytes into radial glia and promoted astrocyte differentiation from embryonic day 11.5 cerebral cortex neurospheres.
Reproducibility
Lots
Lot 1 (pg/ml)
Lot 2 (pg/ml)
Lot 3 (pg/ml)
Lot 4 (pg/ml)
Mean (pg/ml)
Standard Deviation
CV (%)
Sample 1
108
115
103
111
109
4.38
4%
Sample 2
653
598
604
672
631
31.54
4.9%
Sample 3
1218
1142
1126
1142
1157
35.81
3%
*number of samples for each test n=16.
Notes
Material Required But Not Provided: Microplate Reader capable of reading absorbance at 450nm. Incubator. Automated plate washer . Pipettes and pipette tips capable of precisely dispensing 0.5 µl through 1 ml volumes of aqueous solutions. Multichannel pipettes are recommended for large amount of samples. Deionized or distilled water. 500ml graduated cylinders. Test tubes for dilution.
Gene ID
70083
Gene Name
Met
UniProt ID
Q8C1Q4
Protein Name
Meteorin
Tissue Specificity
Highly expressed in brain. Expressed in undifferentiated neural progenitors and in astrocyte lineage, particulary in Bergmann glia, a subtype of radial glia, and a few discrete neuronal populations residing in the superior colliculus, the ocular motor nucleus, the raphe and pontine nuclei, and in various thalamic nuclei. Weakly expressed in heart, kidney, skeletal muscle, spleen, testis, gut and lung. .
Applications
ELISA
Research Area
Neurogenesis,Neurology Process,Neuroscience
Storage
Store at 4°C for 6 months, at -20°C for 12 months. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles (Ships with gel ice, can store for up to 3 days in room temperature. Freeze upon receiving.)
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