CatalogNo.: T-5600 Description: Description:Echelon'sATXSandwichELISAassayserviceusesaquantitativeimmunoassaydesignedforinvitromeasurementofATXlevelsincellculturesupernatantorhumanandmouseBIOLOGicalfluids. SampleVolume:50μL SampleType:CurrentlythiskithasbeentestedforthequantificationofATXlevelsincellculturesupernatant,sera,plasma,urineandovarianascites. | |||
Autotaxin,alsoknownasATX,ENPP2,lysophospholipaseD(lysoPLD),phosphodiesterase1aandplasmacellglycoprotein-1,isasecretedglycoproteinthatiswidelyexpressedwithhighlevelsintheserum.ViaitslysoPLDactivity,ATXhydrolyzeslysophosphatidylcholine(LPC)togeneratethephospholipidgrowthfactorlysophosphatidicacid(LPA).Theenzyme'ssameactivityhydrolyzessphingosylphosphorylcholine(SPC)toformsphingosine-1-phosphate(S1P).Thecancer-relatedactivitiesofATX,atleastinculturedcells,havebeenattributedtotheenzyme'slysoPLDactivity.Inadditiontocancer,ATXhasbeenimplicatedinanumberofdiseasesincludingobesity,arthritis,multiplesclerosis,Alzheimer'sdiseaseandneuropathicpain. |