Anti-GCKR Antibody Picoband®

The glucokinase regulatory protein (GKRP) also known as glucokinase (hexokinase 4) regulator (GCKR) is a protein produced in hepatocytes (liver cells) . This gene encodes a protein belonging to the GCKR subfamily of the SIS (Sugar ISomerase) family of proteins. The gene product is a regulatory protein that inhibits glucokinase in liver and pancreatic islet cells by binding non-covalently to form an inactive complex with the enzyme. This gene is considered a susceptibility gene candidate for a form of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) .

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1. Beer, N. L., Tribble, N. D., McCulloch, L. J., Roos, C., Johnson, P. R. V., Orho-Melander, M., Gloyn, A. L. The P446L variant in GCKR associated with fasting plasma glucose and triglyceride levels exerts its effect through increased glucokinase activity in liver. Hum. Molec. Genet. 18: 4081-4088, 2009. 2. Dupuis, J., Langenberg, C., Prokopenko, I., Saxena, R., Soranzo, N., Jackson, A. U., Wheeler, E., Glazer, N. L., Bouatia-Naji, N., Gloyn, A. L., Lindgren, C. M., Magi, R., and 295 others. New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk. Nature Genet. 42: 105-116, 2010. Note: Erratum: Nature Genet. 42: 464 only, 2010. 3. Farrelly, D., Brown, K. S., Tieman, A., Ren, J., Lira, S. A., Hagan, D., Gregg, R., Mookhtiar, K. A., Hariharan, N. Mice mutant for glucokinase regulatory protein exhibit decreased liver glucokinase: a sequestration mechanism in metabolic regulation. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 96: 14511-14516, 1999.

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 freezing and thawing.