Human CCL18/PARC EZ Set™ ELISA Kit (DIY Antibody Pairs)

Sequence similarities: Belongs to the intercrine beta (chemokine CC) family.

Tissue Specificity: Expressed at high levels in lung, lymph nodes, placenta, bone marrow, dendritic cells present in germinal centers and T-cell areas of secondary lymphoid organs and macrophages derived from peripheral blood monocytes. Not expressed by peripheral blood monocytes and a monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation is a prerequisite for expression. Expressed in synovial fluids from patients with rheumatoid and septic arthritis and in ovarian carcinoma ascitic fluid. .

The EZ Set™ ELISA antibody pair set contains the necessary core reagents to develop and run an ELISA, including ELISA-optimized matched antibody pairs, recombinant protein standards, and HRP conjugated Avidin-Biotin-Complex (ABC).
The remaining necessary components could be obtained via the EZ Set™ Accessory Kit (ABIN5510802)
The EZ Set™ Accessory Kit provides:
Antibody diluent buffer
ABC diluent buffer
Sample diluent buffer
TMB
TMB stop solution
5x 96 well plates, plate sealers

Protein Function: Chemotactic factor that attracts lymphocytes but not monocytes or granulocytes. May be involved in B-cell migration into B-cell follicles in lymph nodes. Attracts naive T-lymphocytes toward dendritic cells and activated macrophages in lymph nodes, has chemotactic activity for naive T-cells, CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells and thus may play a role in both humoral and cell-mediated immunity responses. .

Background: Chemokine(C-C motif) ligand 18(CCL18) is a small cytokine belonging to the CC chemokine family that was previously called PARC(pulmonary and activation-regulated chemokine). CCL18 is approximately 60 % identical in amino acid sequence to CCL3. By analysis of a previously mapped CCL18 from 17q11.2, it is determined that the PARC gene is located within 1 of the 2 clusters of CC chemokine genes in this region. It is expressed at high levels in lung and at lower levels in certain lymphoid tissues, such as the lymph nodes, and is chemotactic for activated T cells and nonactivated lymphocytes. Beside, CCL18 recruits Th2 cells and basophils and may play a predominant role in allergic asthma.

Synonyms: C-C motif chemokine 18,Alternative macrophage activation-associated CC chemokine 1,AMAC-1,CC chemokine PARC,Dendritic cell chemokine 1,DC-CK1,Macrophage inflammatory protein 4,MIP-4,Pulmonary and activation-regulated chemokine,Small-inducible cytokine A18,CCL18(1-68),CCL18(3-69),CCL18(4-69),CCL18,AMAC1, DCCK1, MIP4, PARC, SCYA18,

Full Gene Name: C-C motif chemokine 18