GLUT4 IHC Antibody

 

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Catalog Number Size Price Availability
IW-PA1039 9 ml $258 Yes

Description

Facilitated glucose transport by mammalian cells is not a property of a single protein but an activity associated with a family of structurally related proteins. Glucose transporter 4 is a insulin-responsive glucose transporter . It belongs to solute carrier family 2,member 1. Insulin alters the subcellular localization of GLUT4 vesicles in human muscle, and that this effect is impaired equally in insulin-resistant subjects with and without diabetes. A similar pattern of defects cause insulin resistance in human adipocytes.Human insulin resistance involves a defect in GLUT4 traffic and targeting leading to accumulation in a dense membrane compartment from which insulin is unable to recruit GLUT4 to the cell surface.

 

Catalog Number

 

IW-PA1039

Quantity

 

9 ml

Host

 

Rabbit

 

Clone

 

Polyclonal

 

Isotype

 

IgG

 

Immunogen

 

A synthetic peptide corresponding to the C-terminal of human glucose transporter 4, identical to the related rat and mouse sequence.

 

Purity

 

Immunogen affinity purified

 

Conjugate

 

Unconjugated

 

Species Reactivity

 

Human, mouse, rat. Not tested in other species.

Positive Control

 

Ovary cancer

 

Cellular Localization

 

Cytoplasmic

 

Form

 

Ready to use solution. No further dilution needed. Serum blocking step should be omitted.

 

Storage

 

Store at 2-8 °C. Do not freeze.

 

Applications

 

IHC-P: Heat induced epitope retrieval improve stain on formalin fixed paraffin sections.

IHC-Fr: Not tested.

ICC: Not tested.

 

Limitations

 

This product is intended for Research Use Only. Interpretation of the test results is solely the responsibility of the user.

 

Precautions

 

Users should follow general laboratory precautions when handling this product. Wear personal protective equipment to avoid contact with skin and eyes.

 

References

 

1. Birnbaum, M. J. : Identification of a novel gene encoding an insulin-responsive glucose transporter protein. Cell 57: 305-315, 1989.

2. Bell, G. I.; Kayano, T.; Buse, J. B.; Burant, C. F.; Takeda, J.; Lin, D.; Fukumoto, H.; Seino, S. : Molecular biology of mammalian glucose transporters. Diabetes Care 13: 198-208, 1990.

3. Garvey, W. T.; Maianu, L.; Zhu, J.-H.; Brechtel-Hook, G.; Wallace, P.; Baron, A. D. : Evidence for defects in the trafficking and translocation of GLUT4 glucose transporters in skeletal muscle as a cause of human insulin resistance. J. Clin. Invest. 101: 2377-2386, 1998.

 

Images

 

Immunohistochemical analysis of formalin fixed paraffin-embedded human ovary cancer using GLUT4 antibody showing cytoplasmic staining.

 

 

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