Detection Method:Sandwich
Test principle:This assay employs a two-site sandwich ELISA to quantitate WNT5A in samples. An antibody specific for WNT5A has been pre-coated onto a microplate. Standards and samples are pipetted into the wells and anyWNT5A present is bound by the immobilized antibody. After removing any unbound substances, a biotin-conjugated antibody specific for WNT5A is added to the wells. After washing, Streptavidin conjugated Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) is added to the wells. Following a wash to remove any unbound avidin-enzyme reagent, a substrate solution is added to the wells and color develops in proportion to the amount of WNT5A bound in the initial step. The color development is stopped and the intensity of the color is measured.
Product Overview:WNT5A is a member of the WNT gene family. It encodes a protein which shows 98%, 98% and 87% amino acid identity to the mouse, rat and the xenopus Wnt5A protein, respectively. The experiments performed in Xenopus laevis embryos identified that human frizzled-5 (hFz5) is the receptor for the Wnt5A ligand and the Wnt5A/hFz5 signaling mediates axis induction.In the presence of a chemokine gradient, this Wnt-mediated receptor-actin-myosin polarity structure accumulates asymmetrically at the cell periphery, where it triggers membrane contractility and nuclear movement in the direction of membrane retraction. The process requires endosome trafficking, is associated with multivesicular bodies, and is regulated by Wnt5a through the small guanosine triphosphates Rab4 and RhoB.
