Rat ADAMTS4 (A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase With Thrombospondin 4) ELISA Kit

The test principle applied in this kit is Sandwich enzyme immunoassay. The microtiter plate provided in this kit has been pre-coated with an antibody specific to Rat ADAMTS4. Standards or samples are added to the appropriate microtiter plate wells then with a biotin-conjugated antibody specific to Rat ADAMTS4. Next, Avidin conjugated to Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) is added to each microplate well and incubated. After TMB substrate solution is added, only those wells that contain Rat ADAMTS4, biotin-conjugated antibody and enzyme-conjugated Avidin will exhibit a change in color. The enzyme-substrate reaction is terminated by the addition of sulphuric acid solution and the color change is measured spectrophotometrically at a wavelength of 450nm ± 10nm. The concentration of Rat ADAMTS4 in the samples is then determined by comparing the OD of the samples to the standard curve. Protein Function: Cleaves aggrecan, a cartilage proteoglycan, at the '392-Glu-, -Ala-393' site and may be involved in its turnover. Also cleaves COMP. May play an important role in the destruction of aggrecan in arthritic diseases [The Uniprot Consortium]