Anti-Glucokinase/GCK Antibody Picoband®

About this product

Boster Bio Anti-Glucokinase/GCK Antibody Picoband® catalog # A00884-1. Tested in ELISA, IF, ICC, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human, Mouse, Rat. The brand Picoband indicates this is a premium antibody that guarantees superior quality, high affinity, and strong signals with minimal background in Western blot applications. Only our best-performing antibodies are designated as Picoband, ensuring unmatched performance.

Specifications

Catalog number

A00884-1

Size / count

100 µg/Vial

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

Glucokinase (GCK) is an enzyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate. Hexokinases phosphorylate glucose to produce glucose-6-phosphate, the first step in most glucose metabolism pathways. Alternative splicing of this gene results in three tissue-specific forms of glucokinase, one found in pancreatic islet beta cells and two found in liver. The protein localizes to the outer membrane of mitochondria. In contrast to other forms of hexokinase, this enzyme is not inhibited by its product glucose-6-phosphate but remains active while glucose is abundant. Mutations in this gene have been associated with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), maturity onset diabetes of the young, type 2 (MODY2) and persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI) .

Synonyms

Glucokinase; Hexokinase type IV; HK IV; Hexokinase-4; HK4; Hexokinase-D; GCK

Gene Name

GCK

Gene ID

2645

UniProt

P35557

Host

Rabbit

Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Rat

Cross Reactivity

No cross-reactivity with other proteins.

Immunogen

E. coli-derived human Glucokinase recombinant protein (Position: Y234-T431) .

Clonality

Polyclonal

Tissue Specificity

Isoform 1 is expressed in pancreas. Isoform 2 and isoform 3 is expressed in liver.

Applications

ELISA, IF, ICC, WB

Field of Research

Cancer, Cancer Metabolism, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Energy Metabolism, Energy Transfer Pathways, Metabolic Signaling Pathway, Metabolic Signaling Pathways, Metabolism, Metabolism Of Carbohydrates, Pathways and Processes, Signal Transduction

Purification

Immunogen affinity purified.

Concentration

Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.

Form

Lyophilized

Reconstitution

Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

Function

Catalyzes the initial step in utilization of glucose by the beta-cell and liver at physiological glucose concentration. Glucokinase has a high Km for glucose, and so it is effective only when glucose is abundant. The role of GCK is to provide G6P for the synthesis of glycogen. Pancreatic glucokinase plays an important role in modulating insulin secretion. Hepatic glucokinase helps to facilitate the uptake and conversion of glucose by acting as an insulin-sensitive determinant of hepatic glucose usage.

References & Citations

1. Gloyn, A. L. Glucokinase (GCK) mutations in hyper- and hypoglycemia: maturity-onset diabetes of the young, permanent neonatal diabetes, and hyperinsulinemia of infancy.Hum. Mutat. 22: 353-362, 2003. 2. Grimsby, J., Sarabu, R., Corbett, W. L., Haynes, N.-E., Bizzarro, F. T., Coffey, J. W., Guertin, K. R., Hilliard, D. W., Kester, R. F., Mahaney, P. E., Marcus, L., Qi, L., Spence, C. L., Tengi, J., Magnuson, M. A., Chu, C. A., Dvorozniak, M. T., Matschinsky, F. M., Grippo, J. F. Allosteric activators of glucokinase: potential role in diabetes therapy. Science 301: 370-373, 2003.

Storage Conditions

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Calculated Molecular Weight

52 kDa

Observed Molecular Weight

52 kDa

Specificity

No cross reactivity with other proteins.

Gene Name Synonym

Glucokinase

Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm.

Isotype

Rabbit IgG

Contents

Each vial contains 4 mg Trehalose, 0.9 mg NaCl and 0.2 mg Na2HPO4.