Rabbit IGF-1 ELISA Kit PicoKine® (96 Tests). Quantitate Rabbit IGF1 in cell culture supeatants, serum and plasma (heparin, EDTA). Sensitivity: 50pg/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.
There is no detectable cross-reactivity with IGF-2.
Subcellular Localization
Secreted.
Sample Type
Cell culture supeatants, Serum, Plasma
Assay Procedure Summary
Activate the sample
Cell culture supeate: add activating reagent pro rata, i.e. add 20ul of Solution A into 100ul of sample, 10 min later, add 20ul of Solution B. PH 7.0-7.6.
Serum, plasma (heparin, EDTA): add activating reagent pro rata, i.e. add 20ul of Solution A into 40ul of sample, 10 min later, add 20ul of Solution B. PH 7.0-7.6.
It is unnecessary to activate the recombinant IGF-1.
Sample was diluted partly after adding activating reagent, so please pay attention to this when calculate target protein concentration.
Anticoagulant
heparin or EDTA
Activating Reagent
IGF-1 is mostly contained as inactive form in samples, please activate it before assay. Don't activate recombinant IGF-1. Solution A: 1N HCI: add 8.33ml of 12N HCI into 91.67ml of H2O. Solution B: 1.2N NaOH/0.5M HEPES: add 12ml of 10N NaOH and 11.9g HEPES into 75ml of H2O, add H2O to adjust volume to 100ml.
Precision
Intra-Assay Precision
Inter-Assay Precision
Sample
1
2
3
1
2
3
n
16
16
16
24
24
24
Mean (pg/ml)
180
1008
3637
309
1152
4735
Standard deviation
7.92
52.42
167.30
18.85
67.97
303.04
CV (%)
4.4%
5.2%
4.6%
6.1%
5.9%
6.4%
Protein Function
The insulin-like growth factors, isolated from plasma, are structurally and functionally related to insulin but have a much higher growth-promoting activity. May be a physiological regulator of (1-14C)-2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG) transport and glycogen synthesis in osteoblasts. Stimulates glucose transport in rat bone-derived osteoblastic (PyMS) cells and is effective at much lower concentrations than insulin, not only regarding glycogen and DNA synthesis but also with regard to enhancing glucose uptake. May play a role in synapse maturation. .
Background
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) that was once called somatomedin C, is a polypeptide protein hormone similar in molecular structure to insulin. It plays an important role in childhood growth and continues to have anabolic effects in adults. rabbit IGF1 is a single chain 70-amino acid polypeptide cross-linked by 3 disulfide bridges, with a calculated molecular mass of 7.6 kD.1 The IGF1 gene, mapped on 12q22-q24. contains 5 exons. Exons 1-4 encode the 195-amino acid precursor (IGF1B), and exons 1, 2, 3, and 5 encode the 153-residue peptide (IGF1A). The structure of IGF1 resembles that of IGF2. And the IGF1 and IGF2 genes have complex structures with multiple promoters. The expression of both genes is regulated at the levels of transcription, RNA processing, and translation. IGF-1 is produced primarily by the liver as an endocrine hormone as well as in target tissues in a paracrine/autocrine fashion. Moreover, approximately 98% of IGF-1 is always bound to one of 6 binding proteins (IGF-BP). Furthermore, IGF-1 is one of the most potent natural activators of the AKT signaling pathway, a stimulator of cell growth and multiplication and a potent inhibitor of programmed cell death.
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
180
196
167
176
179
10.49
5.8%
Sample 2
1008
910
1004
1022
986
44.38
4.5%
Sample 3
3637
3337
3736
3390
3525
166.30
4.7%
*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
100008668
Gene Name
IGF1
UniProt ID
P05019
Protein Name
Insulin-like growth factor I
Sequence
Belongs to the insulin family.
Applications
ELISA
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.)