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The Human Pro Opiomelanocortin (POMC) ELISA quantitates POMC in serum, plasma and other biological fluids.
Principle of the method
The Human Pro Opiomelanocortin (POMC) solid phase sandwich ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) is designed to measure the amount of the target bound between a matched antibody pair. A target specific antibody has been pre coated in the wells of the supplied microplate. Samples are then added into these wells and bind to the immobilized (capture) antibody. The sandwich is formed by the binding of the second (detector) antibody to the target on a different epitope from the capture antibody. An antibody conjugated with enzyme binds the formed sandwich. After incubation and washing steps to rid the microplate of unbound substances.
Rigorous validation:
Each manufactured lot of this ELISA kit is quality tested for criteria such as sensitivity, specificity, precision, and lot-to-lot consistency. See manual for more information on validation.
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This gene encodes a polypeptide hormone precursor that undergoes extensive, tissue-specific, post-translational processing via cleavage by subtilisin-like enzymes known as prohormone convertases. There are eight potential cleavage sites within the polypeptide precursor and, depending on tissue type and the available convertases, processing may yield as many as ten biologically active peptides involved in diverse cellular functions. The encoded protein is synthesized mainly in corticotroph cells of the anterior pituitary where four cleavage sites are used; adrenocorticotrophin, essential for normal steroidogenesis and the maintenance of normal adrenal weight, and lipotropin beta are the major end products. In other tissues, including the hypothalamus, placenta, and epithelium, all cleavage sites may be used, giving rise to peptides with roles in pain and energy homeostasis, melanocyte stimulation, and immune modulation. These include several distinct melanotropins, lipotropins, and endorphins that are contained within the adrenocorticotrophin and beta-lipotropin peptides. Mutations in this gene have been associated with early onset obesity, adrenal insufficiency, and red hair pigmentation. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described.
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Gene aliases : ACTH, CLIP, LPH, MSH, NPP, POC, POMC
Gene ID : (Human) 5443
Gene symbol : POMC
Protein Aliases : adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, alpha-MSH, beta-endorphin, beta-LPH, beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, beta-MSH, corticotropin-like intermediary peptide, Corticotropin-lipotropin, gamma-LPH, gamma-MSH, lipotropin beta, lipotropin gamma, melanotropin alpha, melanotropin beta, melanotropin gamma, met-enkephalin, opiomelanocortin prepropeptide, POMC, pro-ACTH-endorphin, Pro-opiomelanocortin, proopiomelanocortin preproprotein
UniProt ID (Human) P01189
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