ANTI-GLUT-4 ANTIBODY C-TERMINUS

General description

The protein called GLUT-4, or more correctly Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 4 and encoded by the human gene SLC2A4/GLUT4 is a primary insulin regulated facilitative glucose transporter found primarily in skeletal and cardiac muscle, as well as brown and white fat but is also expressed in other tissues such as brain. In the brain GLUT4 is found exclusively in neurons. GLUT-4 is facilitative because it is not always present on the cell plasma membrane. GLUT-4 only localizes to the plasma membrane upon insulin induction. GLUT-4 is localized to the perinuclear region in resting cells. Mutations in GLUT-4 are a cause of one form of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. GLUT4 function as well as its transcriptional regulation is highly conserved throughout the vertebrate species.

Specificity

Glucose transporter 4 (GLUT-4) is a protein present in rat skeletal muscle, heart and adipose tissues. GLUT-4 is highly conserved between species, and the peptide sequence selected for production of this antibody is identical in rat, human (amino acids 498-510), and mouse. This antibody shows no cross-reactivity of HepG2 type transporter from rat brain or other glucose transporters.

Immunogen

Epitope: C-terminus

KLH-conjugated linear peptide corresponding to the C-terminus of human GLUT-4.

Application

Detect GLUT-4 using this Anti-GLUT-4 Antibody, C-terminus validated for use in WB, IH(P), ELISA.

Immunohistochemistry Analysis: A 1:50-2,000 dilution from a representative lot detected GLUT-4 in human cardiac myocytes and human skeletal muscle myocytes.

Research Category
Signaling

Research Sub Category
Insulin/Energy Signaling

Quality

Evaluated by Western Blotting in NIH3T3 cell lysate.

Western Blotting Analysis: A 1:1,000 dilution of this antibody detected GLUT-4 in 10 µg of NIH3T3 cell lysate.

Target description

~58 kDa observed

Linkage

Replaces: AB1346

Physical form

Affinity purified

Purified rabbit polyclonal in buffer containing PBS with 0.05% sodium azide.

Storage and Stability

Stable for 1 year at 2-8°C from date of receipt.

Analysis Note

Control
NIH3T3 cell lysate

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