The Cytokine Core is your partner for fast and reliable multiplexed cytokine analysis. We have developed a streamlined process to provide custom quotes for your project, receive samples, perform testing, and report results so that you can continue your research. Unlike other laboratories, we always run standard curves and controls with our test samples, ensuring that your results are not only fast, but accurate as well.
We have worked with many different samples types, and target species. To see a list of the available species, and to start the process of obtaining a quote, please click here. For more information on sample storage, shipping, and submission, please click here.
About our technology: xMAP is a bead-based immunoassay that utilizes fluorescent color-coded, magnetic microspheres that are coated with capture antibody specific for the protein(s) of interest. To detect the captured protein on the beads, biotinylated antibody, also specific for the protein, is mixed with the beads along with streptavidin-PE conjugate. The subsequent biotin-streptavidin-PE conjugation reaction allows for each microsphere to be identified by its unique color code (protein specific), and quantified by fluorescent intensity (streptavidin-PE). This allows for the simultaneous quantification of up to 50 proteins.