Invitrogen™ GALE Polyclonal Antibody

Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Supplier:  Invitrogen™ PA580651

Catalog No. PIPA580651

Description

This product is preservative free. It is recommended to add sodium azide to avoid contamination (final concentration 0.05%-0.1%). This antibody has specificity for Human UDP galactose-4'-epimerase/GALE.

This gene encodes UDP-galactose-4-epimerase which catalyzes two distinct but analogous reactions: the epimerization of UDP-glucose to UDP-galactose, and the epimerization of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine to UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine. The bifunctional nature of the enzyme has the important metabolic consequence that mutant cells (or individuals) are dependent not only on exogenous galactose, but also on exogenous N-acetylgalactosamine as a necessary precursor for the synthesis of glycoproteins and glycolipids. Mutations in this gene result in epimerase-deficiency galactosemia, also referred to as galactosemia type 3, a disease characterized by liver damage, early-onset cataracts, deafness and mental retardation, with symptoms ranging from mild ('peripheral' form) to severe ('generalized' form). Multiple alternatively spliced transcripts encoding the same protein have been identified.

Specifications

• Antigen: GALE
• Classification: Polyclonal
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Gene: GALE
• Gene Alias: 2310002A12Rik; AI323962; EGK_00373; galactose-4-epimerase, UDP; galactose-4-epimerase, UDP-; galactowaldenase; Gale; SDR1E1; short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 1E, member 1; UDP galactose-4'-epimerase; UDP-galactosamine 4-epimerase; UDP-galactose 4-epimerase; UDP-galactose-4-epimerase; UDP-GalNAc 4-epimerase; UDP-GlcNAc 4-epimerase; UDP-glucose 4-epimerase; UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine 4-epimerase; UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase
• Host Species: Rabbit
• Purification Method: Antigen affinity chromatography, Protein A
• Regulatory Status: RUO
• Gene ID (Entrez): 2582
• Content And Storage: Store at 4°C short term. For long term storage, store at -20°C, avoiding freeze/thaw cycles.
• Form: Liquid

• Applications: ELISA, Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin)
• Concentration: 1 mg/mL
• Formulation: PBS with no preservative
• Gene Accession No.: Q14376
• Gene Symbols: GALE
• Immunogen: Recombinant Human UDP galactose-4'-epimerase/GALE protein (Met1-Ala348).
• Quantity: 100 μL
• Primary or Secondary: Primary
• Target Species: Human
• Product Type: Antibody
• Isotype: IgG

Safety and Handling

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