Detection Method:Sandwich
Test principle:This assay employs a two-site sandwich ELISA to quantitate KLK6 in samples. An antibody specific for KLK6 has been pre-coated onto a microplate. Standards and samples are pipetted into the wells and anyKLK6 present is bound by the immobilized antibody. After removing any unbound substances, a biotin-conjugated antibody specific for KLK6 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 KLK6 bound in the initial step. The color development is stopped and the intensity of the color is measured.
Product Overview:Kallikrein 6, also known as Zyme, Neurosin, PRSS9, myelencephalon-specific protease (MSP) and protease M, is a trypsin-like serine proteinase. Kallikrein 6 was originally described from the brain as an enzyme involved in degradation of amyloid plaque protein (APP) and hK6 was thought to be a beta secretase.
Kallikrein 6 was shown to be elevated in the sera patients with Alzheimers disease and Parkinsons disease and in animal models of multiple sclerosis. The neuronal protein alpha-synuclein was shown to be cleaved by hK6, as has APP and hK6 has been implicated in vascular morphogenesis and angiogenesis. MSP has also been shown to rapidly degrade myelin-specific protein, laminin and fibronectin.
