Principle of the Assay: This ELISA kit uses Sandwich-ELISA as the method. The micro ELISA plate provided in this kit has been pre-coated with an antibody specific to BMP-10. Standards or samples are added to the appropriate micro ELISA plate wells and combined with the specific antibody. Then a biotinylated detection antibody specific for BMP-10 and Avidin-Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) conjugate is added to each micro plate well successively and incubated. Free components are washed away. The substrate solution is added to each well. Only those wells that contain BMP-10, biotinylated detection antibody and Avidin-HRP conjugate will appear blue in color. The enzyme-substrate reaction is terminated by the addition of a sulphuric acid solution and the color turns yellow. The optical density (OD) is measured spectrophotometrically at a wavelength of 450 nm +/- 2 nm. The OD value is proportional to the concentration of BMP-10. You can calculate the concentration of BMP-10 in the samples by comparing the OD of the samples to the standard curve.
NCBI and Uniprot Product Information
NCBI Description
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the TGF-beta family of growth factors. Data suggest that the similar protein in mouse plays an important role in trabeculation of the embryonic heart. In human, this protein may signal through receptor serine/threonine kinases. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Uniprot Description
BMP10: Required for maintaining the proliferative activity of embryonic cardiomyocytes by preventing premature activation of the negative cell cycle regulator CDKN1C/p57KIP and maintaining the required expression levels of cardiogenic factors such as MEF2C and NKX2-5. Acts as a ligand for ACVRL1/ALK1, BMPR1A/ALK3 and BMPR1B/ALK6, leading to activation of SMAD1, SMAD5 and SMAD8 transcription factors. Inhibits endothelial cell migration and growth. Belongs to the TGF-beta family.
Protein type: Secreted, signal peptide; Secreted
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 2p13.3
Cellular Component: extracellular space; cell surface; cytoplasm; extracellular region; Z disc
Molecular Function: receptor serine/threonine kinase binding; protein binding; telethonin binding; growth factor activity; hormone activity; cytokine activity; transforming growth factor beta receptor binding
Biological Process: adult heart development; extracellular matrix organization and biogenesis; atrial cardiac muscle morphogenesis; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; ventricular cardiac muscle cell development; activin receptor signaling pathway; cardiac muscle cell proliferation; sarcomere organization; BMP signaling pathway; regulation of apoptosis; regulation of MAPKKK cascade; ventricular cardiac muscle morphogenesis; negative regulation of cell growth; cell adhesion; negative regulation of cell migration; positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation