Ovalbumin (abbreviated OVA) is the main protein found in egg white, making up 60-65% of the total protein. Ovalbumin displays sequence and three-dimensional homology to the serpin superfamily, but unlike most serpins it is not a serine protease inhibitor. The function of ovalbumin is unknown, although it is presumed to be a storage protein
OVA is also the best characterized and the first antigen proteins used as a transgene to make transgenic mice
Many different transgenic mouse models have systemic OVA expression driven by the ubiquitously expressed b-actin promoter or tissue-specific OVA expression with insulin promoter to drive the transgene expression, for studying type I diabetes, or in different isoforms, secreted or cell-membrane associated, and more recently as inducible transgene models
These C57BL/6 mice, BALB/c mice models are well characterized, and have contributed to our understanding of immunogenicity and tolerance by the OVA model.
Properties
E05 478 566 350 170 or Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,E05 478 566 350 170 or Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,Immunoglobulin E (IgE) kappa or Fc specific antibody is a kind of antibody (or immunoglobulin (Ig) "isotype") that has only been found in mammals
IgE is synthesized by plasma cells
Monomers of IgE consist of two heavy chains (ε chain) and two light chains, with the ε chain containing 4 Ig-like constant domains (Cε1-Cε4)
IgEs play a role in allergy and response to parasite infection
High levels of IgEs caused by parasites can lower the allergic reaction of patients to allergens common present in the human environment
As such the parasite history of an allergic patient needs to be taken in consideration as a positive factor.
Description
Guinea pig ELISA kits for plasma and sera samples are used to study human genes through the guinea pig model (Cavia porcellus), also called the cavy rodent model
After mouzes and rats Guinea pigs are easy in maintained laboratory animals
cDNAs of Guinea pigs are also very popular.
Sample Types
serum, blood, plasma, saliva, urine, and other related tissue liquid
About
Pigs and the smaller guinea pigs are frequent used as models for humans.