Human Leptin ELISA Kit | LEP elisa kit

Human Leptin PicoKine ELISA Kit

Cat. Num. AAA175890

• Gene Names: LEP; OB; OBS; LEPD
• Reactivity: Human
• Synonyms: Leptin; Human Leptin PicoKine ELISA Kit; Leptin ; leptin; FLJ94114; LEP; LEP_HUMAN; Leptin Murine Obesity Homolog; Leptin Precursor Obesity Factor; OB; Obese protein; Obesity factor; Obesity homolog mouse ; Obesity murine homolog leptin; OBS; LEP elisa kit

• Reactivity: Human
• Specificity: Natural and recombinant Human LEP
• Sequence Length: 167

• Samples: Cell culture supernatants, cell lysates, serum and plasma (heparin, edta)
• Detection Range: 62.5 pg/ml - 4,000 pg/ml
• Sensitivity: <10 pg/ml
• Intra-assay Precision: Intra-Assay Precision (Precision within an assay): Three samples of known concentration were tested on one plate to assess intra-assay precision.
• Inter-assay Precision: Inter-Assay Precision (Precision across assays): Three samples of known concentration were tested in separate assays to assess inter-assay precision.
• Preparation and Storage: Store at 4 degree C for 6 months, at -20 degree C for 12 months. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles (Shipped with wet ice.)

Typical Testing Data/Standard Curve (for reference only)

Related Product Information for LEP elisa kit

Principle of the Assay: The Picokine™ Human LEP Pre-Coated ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) kit is a solid-phase immunoassay specially designed to measure Human LEP with a 96-well strip plate that is pre-coated with antibody specific for LEP. The detection antibody is a biotinylated antibody specific for LEP. The capture antibody is monoclonal antibody from mouse and the detection antibody is polyclonal antibody from goat. The kit contains recombinant Human LEP with immunogen: Expression system for standard: E.coli; Immunogen sequence: V22-C167. The kit is analytically validated with ready-to-use reagents. To measure Human LEP, add standards and samples to the wells, then add the biotinylated detection antibody. Wash the wells with PBS or TBS buffer, and add Avidin-Biotin-Peroxidase Complex (ABC-HRP). Wash away the unbounded ABC-HRP with PBS or TBS buffer and add TMB. TMB is an HRP substrate and will be catalyzed to produce a blue color product, which changes into yellow after adding the acidic stop solution. The absorbance of the yellow product at 450nm is linearly proportional to Human LEP in the sample. Read the absorbance of the yellow product in each well using a plate reader, and benchmark the sample wells' readings against the standard curve to determine the concentration of Human LEP in the sample.

Background/Introduction: Leptin (or obese, OB) is a circulating hormone that is expressed abundantly and specifically in the adipose tissue. Human ob protein is a 166-amino acid polypeptide with a putative signal sequence and is 84 and 83% homologous to the mouse and rat ob proteins, respectively. Northern blot analysis reveals that OB RNA is present at a high level in adipose tissue but at much lower levels in placenta and heart. Indeed, Leptin is first described as an adipocyte-derived signalling factor, which, after interaction with its receptors, induces a complex response including control of bodyweight and energy expenditure. Leptin seems in addition to its role in metabolic control to have important roles in reproduction and neuroendocrine signalling. Leptin is a powerful inhibitor of bone formation in vivo. Comparative mapping of mouse and human DNA indicates that the ob gene is located within a region of mouse chromosome 6 that is homologous to a portion of human chromosome 7q. The standard product used in this kit is recombinant human Leptin.

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information

• NCBI GeneID: 3952
• UniProt Accession #: A4D0Y8; P41159
• Molecular Weight: 18,641 Da
• NCBI Official Synonym Full Names: leptin
• NCBI Official Symbol: LEP
• NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: OB; OBS; LEPD
• NCBI Protein Information: leptin; obese protein; obesity factor; obese, mouse, homolog of; leptin (murine obesity homolog); leptin (obesity homolog, mouse)
• UniProt Protein Name: Leptin
• Protein Family: Leptin
• UniProt Gene Name: LEP
• UniProt Entry Name: A4D0Y8_HUMAN

NCBI Description

This gene encodes a protein that is secreted by white adipocytes, and which plays a major role in the regulation of body weight. This protein, which acts through the leptin receptor, functions as part of a signaling pathway that can inhibit food intake and/or regulate energy expenditure to maintain constancy of the adipose mass. This protein also has several endocrine functions, and is involved in the regulation of immune and inflammatory responses, hematopoiesis, angiogenesis and wound healing. Mutations in this gene and/or its regulatory regions cause severe obesity, and morbid obesity with hypogonadism. This gene has also been linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus development. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Uniprot Description

leptin: May function as part of a signaling pathway that acts to regulate the size of the body fat depot. An increase in the level of LEP may act directly or indirectly on the CNS to inhibit food intake and/or regulate energy expenditure as part of a homeostatic mechanism to maintain constancy of the adipose mass. Defects in LEP may be a cause of obesity (OBESITY). It is a condition characterized by an increase of body weight beyond the limitation of skeletal and physical requirements, as the result of excessive accumulation of body fat. Belongs to the leptin family.

Protein type: Secreted, signal peptide; Hormone; Secreted; Cell development/differentiation

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 7q31.3

Cellular Component: extracellular space; cytoplasm; extracellular region

Molecular Function: peptide hormone receptor binding; growth factor activity; hormone activity

Biological Process: circadian rhythm; response to dietary excess; positive regulation of myeloid cell differentiation; regulation of fat cell differentiation; regulation of steroid biosynthetic process; female pregnancy; negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; glucose homeostasis; negative regulation of appetite; positive regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion; positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat3 protein; response to insulin stimulus; response to vitamin E; positive regulation of MAPKKK cascade; regulation of cholesterol absorption; regulation of blood pressure; positive regulation of cell proliferation; positive regulation of ion transport; placenta development; central nervous system neuron development; positive regulation of cytokine production; cholesterol metabolic process; positive regulation of developmental growth; bile acid metabolic process; eating behavior; glucose metabolic process; adult feeding behavior; ovulation from ovarian follicle; leptin-mediated signaling pathway; negative regulation of vasoconstriction; tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein; fatty acid beta-oxidation; glycerol biosynthetic process; insulin secretion; energy reserve metabolic process; response to hypoxia; hormone metabolic process; regulation of gluconeogenesis; positive regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone secretion; positive regulation of insulin receptor signaling pathway; leukocyte tethering or rolling; regulation of insulin secretion; negative regulation of apoptosis

Disease: Leptin Deficiency