Mouse Agrin,AGRN ELISA KIT

SKU: E0927Mo

Size:96 Tests-1 Kit

Background:[Isoform 1]: heparan sulfate basal lamina glycoprotein that plays a central role in the formation and the maintenance of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) and directs key events in postsynaptic differentiation. This neuron-specific (z+) isoform is a component of the AGRN-LRP4 receptor complex that induces the phosphorylation and activation of MUSK. The activation of MUSK in myotubes induces the formation of NMJ by regulating different processes including the transcription of specific genes and the clustering of AChR in the postsynaptic membrane. Calcium ions are required for maximal AChR clustering. AGRN function in neurons is highly regulated by alternative splicing, glycan binding and proteolytic processing. Modulates calcium ion homeostasis in neurons, specifically by inducing an increase in cytoplasmic calcium ions. Functions differentially in the central nervous system (CNS) by inhibiting the alpha(3)-subtype of Na+/K+-ATPase and evoking depolarization at CNS synapses. This transmembrane agrin (TM-agrin) isoform, the predominate form in neurons of the brain, induces dendritic filopodia and synapse formation in mature hippocampal neurons in large part due to the attached glycosaminoglycan chains and the action of Rho-family GTPases.; Isoform 2 and isoform 3: these isoforms lacking the 'z' insert (z0) are muscle-specific, have no AChR clustering ability and may be involved in nervous system endothelial cell differentiation.; [Agrin N-terminal 110 kDa subunit]: involved in regulation of neurite outgrowth probably due to the presence of the glycosaminoglcan (GAG) side chains of heparan and chondroitin sulfate attached to the Ser/Thr- and Gly/Ser-rich regions. Also involved in modulation of growth factor signaling (By similarity). {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10402191, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11018052, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12796478, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17611272, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19303856, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21885656, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8653787}.; [Agrin C-terminal 22 kDa fragment]: this released fragment is important for agrin signaling and to exert a maximal dendritic filopodia-inducing effect. All 'z' splice variants (z+) of this fragment also show an increase in the number of filopodia.

Research_area:

Applications:ELISA

Target_protein:Agrn

Reactivity:Mouse

Assay type:Sandwich

Sensitivity:0.051ng/mL

Detection range:0.1-40ng/mL

Sample type:Serum, plasma or other biological fluids

Full product name:Agrin

Species:Mouse

Storage:2-8ºC

Assay time:1h 30m

UniProt accession:A2ASQ1

MASS(Da):207539

GeneID:

Synonyms:Agrn Agrin

Gene names:Agrn

Standard solution:48ng/mL