BS8282

antibody from Bioworld Technology, Inc
Targeting: GATM AGAT
Provider product page for BS8282
Western blot
Immunohistochemistry

Antibody data

Product number
BS8282 - Provider product page
Provider
Bioworld Technology, Inc
Product name
GATM polyclonal antibody
Antibody type
Polyclonal
Antigen
Recombinant full length Human GATM.
Description
AGAT, also known as glycine amidinotransferase (L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase), GATM or transamidinase, is a 423 amino acid protein belonging to the amidinotransferase family. Encoded by a gene that maps to human chromosome 15q21.1, AGAT exists as three alternatively spliced isoforms and consists of a homodimer, with equilibrium between monomeric and dimeric forms favoring a monomer subunit structure. AGAT localizes to mitochondrial inner membranes, peripheral membranes and cytoplasm. Biallelically expressed in placenta and fetal tissues, AGAT is also expressed in brain, heart, liver, lung, salivary gland and skeletal muscle tissue, with high expression in kidney. AGAT is elevated in the myocardium during heart failure and is decreased in inter-uterine growth restriction (IUGR)-associated placenta. AGAT catalyzes biosynthesis of guanidinoacetate, the immediate precursor of creatine, which plays a vital role in energy metabolism in muscle tissues. AGAT defects are associated with arginine:glycine amidinotransferase deficiency, an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by developmental delay or regression, mental retardation, severe disturbance of expressive and cognitive speech and severe depletion of creatine/phosphocreatine in brain. AGAT may be linked to embryonic and central nervous system development and may function in heart failure response by elevating local creatine synthesis.
Reactivity
Human, Mouse, Rat
Host
Rabbit
Isotype
IgG
Vial size
100ul
Concentration
1 mg/ml
Storage
Store at 4°C short term. Aliquot and store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
GATM protein structure - BS8282 shown in red.