Anti-Creatine kinase B type/CKB Antibody Picoband®

Brain-type creatine kinase also known as CK-BB is a creatine kinase that in humans is encoded by the CKB gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic enzyme involved in energy homeostasis. The encoded protein reversibly catalyzes the transfer of phosphate between ATP and various phosphogens such as creatine phosphate. It acts as a homodimer in brain as well as in other tissues, and as a heterodimer with a similar muscle isozyme in heart. The encoded protein is a member of the ATP:guanido phosphotransferase protein family. A pseudogene of this gene has been characterized.

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Reversibly catalyzes the transfer of phosphate between ATP and various phosphogens (e.g. creatine phosphate) . Creatine kinase isoenzymes play a central role in energy transduction in tissues with large, fluctuating energy demands, such as skeletal muscle, heart, brain and spermatozoa.

1. Mariman EC, Schepens JT, Wieringa B (August 1989) . Complete nucleotide sequence of the human creatine kinase B gene. Nucleic Acids Res. 17 (15) : 6385. 2. Benger, J. C., Teshima, I., Walter, M. A., Brubacher, M. G., Daouk, G. H., Cox, D. W. Localization and genetic linkage of the human immunoglobulin heavy chain genes and the creatine kinase brain (CKB) gene: identification of a hot spot for recombination. Genomics 9: 614-622, 1991.

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.