COL18A1 ELISA kits are immunoassay tools for the measurement of the protein collagen type XVIII alpha 1 chain, which is encoded by the COL18A1 gene in humans. Functionally, this protein is suspected to be plays a major role in determining the retinal structure as well as in the closure of the neural tube. The canonical protein structure is reported to have an amino acid length of 1754 residues, a mass of 178.2 kDa, and is a member of the Multiplexin collagen protein family. It is notably expressed in placenta. As many as 3 protein isoforms have been reported. The protein has been noted to be post-translationally cleaved and glycosylated. The COL18A1 gene has been associated with the disease, Knobloch syndrome. Other alias names for this target include antiangiogenic agent, collagen, type XVIII, alpha 1, endostatin, multi-functional protein MFP, and collagen alpha-1(XVIII) chain.
There are COL18A1 ELISA kits that can detect a target at concentrations as low as 10 pg/mL and as high as 900 ng/mL. Click on the products below for more detailed ELISA kit information, such as target reactivity and assay sensitivity.