GLUT4 Antibody
Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody
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Application
| WB |
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Primary Accession | P14142 |
Other Accession | EDL12495.1 |
Reactivity | Mouse, Rat |
Host | Rabbit |
Clonality | Polyclonal |
Isotype | Rabbit IgG |
Calculated MW | 54755 Da |
Gene ID | 20528 |
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Positive Control | 3T3 cell lysate, rat kidney tissue lysate |
Application & Usage | Western blot analysis (1-4 µg/ml). However, the optimal conditions should be determined individually. 3T3 cell lysate can be used as a positive control. |
Other Names | Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 4, Glucose transporter type 4, insulin-responsive, GLUT-4 |
Target/Specificity | GLUT4 |
Antibody Form | Liquid |
Appearance | Colorless liquid |
Formulation | 200 µg (0.5 mg/ml) affinity purified rabbit anti-GLUT4 polyclonal antibody in phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.2, containing 30% glycerol, 0.5% BSA, 0.01% thimerosal |
Handling | The antibody solution should be gently mixed before use. |
Reconstitution & Storage | -20 °C |
Background Descriptions | |
Precautions | GLUT4 Antibody is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
Name | Slc2a4 {ECO:0000312|MGI:MGI:95758} |
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Function | Insulin-regulated facilitative glucose transporter, which plays a key role in removal of glucose from circulation (PubMed:26240143, PubMed:26629404). Response to insulin is regulated by its intracellular localization: in the absence of insulin, it is efficiently retained intracellularly within storage compartments in muscle and fat cells (PubMed:26240143, PubMed:26629404). Upon insulin stimulation, translocates from these compartments to the cell surface where it transports glucose from the extracellular milieu into the cell (PubMed:26240143, PubMed:26629404). |
Cellular Location | Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Endomembrane system; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region. Note=Localizes primarily to the perinuclear region, undergoing continued recycling to the plasma membrane where it is rapidly reinternalized (PubMed:26629404, PubMed:26240143, PubMed:27354378). The dileucine internalization motif is critical for intracellular sequestration (PubMed:26240143, PubMed:26629404). Insulin stimulation induces translocation to the cell membrane (PubMed:27739494). |
Tissue Location | Expressed in skeletal and cardiac muscles (PubMed:2654938, PubMed:26240143). Expressed in brown and white adipose tissues (PubMed:2654938, PubMed:26240143) |
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Background
Insulin stimulates glucose uptake in the muscles and adipose tissues by activating GLUT4 (Glucose Transporter Type 4). GLUT 4 is a transmembrane protein that facilitates glucose transport from storage sites to cell surface. Human insulin resistance involves a defect in GLUT4 that leads to accumulation in a dense membrane compartment from which insulin is unable to recruit GLUT4 to the cell surface.
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