Anti-GCLC Antibody Picoband®

GCLC, Glutamate--cysteine ligase catalytic subunit, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GCLC gene. Glutamate-cysteine ligase, also known as gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase is the first rate limiting enzyme of glutathione synthesis. The enzyme consists of two subunits, a heavy catalytic subunit and a light regulatory subunit. The gene encoding the catalytic subunit encodes a protein of 367 amino acids with a calculated molecular weight of 72.773 kDa and maps to chromosome 6p12.1. Deficiency of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase in human is associated with enzymopathic hemolytic anemia.

E.coli-derived human GCLC recombinant protein (Position: R24-H388) . Human GCLC shares 94.2% and 93.7% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with mouse and rat GCLC, respectively.

1. Gipp, J. J., Chang, C., Mulcahy, R. T.Cloning and nucleotide sequence of a full-length cDNA for human liver gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase.Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 185: 29-35, 1992. 2. Sierra-Rivera, E., Summar, M. L., Dasouki, M., Krishnamani, M. R. S., Phillips, J. A., Freeman, M. L.Assignment of the gene (GLCLC) that encodes the heavy subunit of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase to human chromosome 6.Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 70: 278-279, 1995.

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.