IL-2 (bovine) AlphaLISA Detection Kit, 500 Assay Points

Formats:

• Our 100 assay point kit allows you to run 100 wells in 96-well format, using a 100 µL reaction volume (10 µL of sample).
• Our 500 assay point kit allows you to run 500 wells in 96-well or 384-well format, using a 50 µL reaction volume (5 µL of sample).
• Our 5,000 assay point kit allows you to run 5,000 wells in 96-well or 384-well format, using a 50 µL reaction volume (5 µL of sample).

Features:

• No-wash steps, no separation steps
• ELISA alternative technology
• Sensitive detection
• Broad sample compatibility
• Small sample volume
• Results in less than 3 hours
• Half the time of an ELISA assay

Cytokines are soluble mediators that impact a multitude of biologies including cell proliferation, survival, death, motility, cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions as well as immune response and leukocyte infiltration. Cytokines are intimately associated with acute and chronic diseases and response to vaccination. IL2 plays key roles in tolerance and immunity, primarily via its direct effects on T cells. Bovine Interleukin 2 (bIL2) is a 15 kDa cytokine produced primarily by mitogen- or antigen-activated T lymphocytes. It plays a key role in promoting clonal expansion of antigen-specific T cells. It can stimulate the growth and expansion of a multitude of cells as well as induce cytokine production and cytolytic activity by natural killer cells.

AlphaLISA technology allows the detection of molecules of interest in a no-wash, highly sensitive, quantitative assay. In an AlphaLISA assay, a biotinylated anti-analyte antibody binds to the Streptavidin-coated Donor beads while another anti-analyte antibody is conjugated to AlphaLISA Acceptor beads. In the presence of the analyte, the beads come into close proximity. The excitation of the Donor beads causes the release of singlet oxygen molecules that triggers a cascade of energy transfer in the Acceptor beads, resulting in a sharp peak of light emission at 615 nm.