Mouse Mitochondrial brown fat uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) ELISA Kit

Colorimetric

Sandwich ELISA (quantitative)

Mouse Mitochondrial brown fat uncoupling protein 1 microplate
Mouse Mitochondrial brown fat uncoupling protein 1 standard
Mouse Mitochondrial brown fat uncoupling protein 1 detect antibody
Streptavidin-HRP
Standard diluent
Assay buffer
HRP substrate
Stop solution
Wash buffer
Plate covers

Do not mix components from different kit lots or use reagents beyond the kit expiration date.
Allow all reagents to warm to room temperature for at least 30 minutes before opening.
Pre-rinse the pipet tip with reagent, use fresh pipet tips for each sample, standard and reagent to avoid contamination.
Unused wells must be kept desiccated at 4 C in the sealed bag provided.
Mix Thoroughly is very important for the result. It is recommended using low frequency oscillator or slight hand shaking every 10 minutes.
It is recommended that all samples and standards be assayed in duplicate or triplicate.

Gel pack with blue ice.

UCP1 is activated in the brown fat cell by fatty acids and inhibited by nucleotides. Sympathetic nervous system terminals release Norepinephrine onto a Beta-3 adrenergic receptor on the plasma membrane. This activates adenylyl cyclase, which catalyses the conversion of ATP to cyclic AMP. cAMP activates protein kinase A, causing its active C subunits to be freed from its regulatory R subunits. Active protein kinase A, in turn, phosphorylates triacylglycerol lipase, thereby activating it. The lipase converts triacylglycerols into free fatty acids, which activate UCP1, overriding the inhibition caused by purine nucleodides. At the termination of thermogenesis, the mitochondria oxidize away the residual fatty acids, UCP1 inactivates and the cell resumes its normal energy-conserving mode.

UCP1; SLC25A7; UCP; mitochondrial brown fat uncoupling protein; thermogenin; uncoupling protein 1