Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

For research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.Please refer to the attached General ELISA KIT Procedure (sandwich, competitive & Indirect ELISA)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Carbonic anhydrase IX (CA9) aids in reversible hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid and bicarbonate. CA9 functions as a promising biomarker for diagnosing clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), tumor hypoxia and prostate cancer (PC). In addition to pH control, CA9 also plays a vital role in cell proliferation, adhesion and tumor invasion.

General description

The Human CA-IX (Carbonic Anhydrase IX) ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) kit is an in vitro enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the quantitative measurement of human CA-IX in serum, plasma, cell culture supernatants and urine.

Carbonic anhydrase IX (CA9) belongs to the zinc-containing metalloenzymes family. The protein is encoded by the gene mapped to human chromosome 9p. The encoded protein is localized on cell membrane and is characterized with an N-terminal proteoglycan-like domain (PG), a CA catalytic domain (CA), a transmembrane helical segment and a short intra-cytoplasmic tail. CA9 is expressed at very low levels in normal tissues (mostly in gastrointestinal tract), but it is expressed at high level in various cancer tissues, such as renal, lung, cervical, ovarian, esophageal and breast cancer.

Immunogen

Recombinant Human CA9

Other Notes

A sample Certificate of Analysis is available for this product.Please type the word sample in the text box provided for lot number.