Heat shock protein 90α (HSP-90α) is a molecular chaperone that plays a key role in protein folding, cellular signaling, and stress response mechanisms. As a member of the HSP90 family, this protein helps fold and stabilize many client proteins, including kinases, transcription factors, and steroid hormone receptors. Cells express HSP-90α constitutively, but levels increase under stress conditions. This makes the protein essential for cellular homeostasis and survival. Its role in cancer progression, neurodegenerative diseases, and inflammatory responses has made it an important target for biomedical research.
The Human heat shock protein 90α (HSP-90α) ELISA kit (CSB-E13462h) provides quantitative detection of HSP-90α in human samples. This sandwich-based assay works with serum, plasma, and tissue homogenates. The detection range spans 0.78 ng/mL to 50 ng/mL with sensitivity of 0.195 ng/mL. The assay needs 50-100 μL sample volume and takes 1-5 hours to complete. Detection occurs at 450 nm wavelength, giving researchers a reliable tool for measuring HSP-90α levels in various biological specimens.
Application Examples
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This ELISA kit has been used in research studies to quantify heat shock protein levels in human serum samples and cell culture media. The assay allows researchers to study protein expression changes across different experimental conditions and examine how cytotoxic substances affect heat shock protein expression.
• Biomarker profiling - Quantification of heat shock protein levels in serum samples as part of multi-protein expression analysis comparing different experimental groups
• Cell culture studies - Detection of secreted heat shock protein levels in cell culture supernatants to examine cellular protein secretion patterns
• Cytotoxicity research - Evaluation of heat shock protein expression changes in response to cytotoxic substance exposure
• Comparative expression analysis - Measurement of protein level changes between control and experimental conditions in research settings