This human NGB kit is a highly sensitive in-vitro chemiluminescent immunoassay for the measurement of trace amounts of analytes in serum, plasma and other biological fluids.
Applications
CLIA
Reactivity
Human
Sensitivity
18.75pg/mL
Detection Limit
31.25~2000pg/mL
Note
FOR SCIENTIFIC EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH USE ONLY (RUO). MUST NOT BE USED IN DIAGNOSTIC OR OTHER MEDICAL APPLICATIONS.
Product Properties
Storage Instruction
If unopened the kit may be stored at 2-8°C for up to 1 month. If the kit will not be used within 1 month, store the components separately, according to the component table in the manual.
This kit recognizes Human NGB in samples. No significant cross-reactivity or interference between Human NGB and analogues was observed.
Sample Type
Serum, plasma and other biological fluids
Additional Info
Tissue Specificity
Predominantly expressed in brain, the strongest expression is seen in the frontal lobe, the subthalamic nucleus and the thalamus.
Post Translational Modifications
Phosphorylated during hypoxia by ERK1/ERK2. Phosphorylation regulates the heme pocket hexacoordination preventing the association of His-64 with the heme metal center. Thereby, promotes the access of dioxygen and nitrite to the heme and stimulates the nitrite reductase activity. Phosphorylation during hypoxia is stabilized by 14-3-3 proteins. An intramolecular Cys-46/Cys-55 disulfide bond, not necessarily present in orthologs, regulates the heme pocket hexacoordination preventing the association of His-64 with the heme metal center. Thereby, promotes the access of dioxygen and nitrite to the heme and stimulates the nitrite reductase activity.
Function
Monomeric globin with a bis-histidyl six-coordinate heme-iron atom through which it can bind dioxygen, carbon monoxide and nitric oxide. Could help transport oxygen and increase its availability to the metabolically active neuronal tissues, though its low quantity in tissues as well as its high affinity for dioxygen, which may limit its oxygen-releasing ability, argue against it. The ferrous/deoxygenated form exhibits a nitrite reductase activity and it could produce nitric oxide which in turn inhibits cellular respiration in response to hypoxia. In its ferrous/deoxygenated state, it may also exhibit GDI (Guanine nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitor) activity toward heterotrimeric G-alpha proteins, thereby regulating signal transduction to facilitate neuroprotective responses in the wake of hypoxia and associated oxidative stress.
