• Species Reactivity

  Human, Mouse, Rat

• Specificity

  Detects human, mouse, and rat PCK1 in direct ELISAs and Western blots.

• Source

  Polyclonal Sheep IgG

• Purification

  Antigen Affinity-purified

• Immunogen

  E. coli-derived recombinant mouse PCK1    
  Lys551-Met622    
  Accession # Q9Z2V4

• Formulation

  Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

• Label

  Unconjugated

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Western Blot

  0.2 µg/mL

  See below

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Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Reconstitution

  Sterile PBS to a final concentration of 0.2 mg/mL.

• Shipping

  The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. *Small pack size (SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at -20 to -70 °C

• Stability & Storage

  Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.

• 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

• 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: PCK1

PCK1 (Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1; also PEPCK-C [cytosolic]) is a monomeric, 67-68 kDa member of the PEP carboxykinase family of enzymes. It is expressed in postnatal cells such as mammary epithelium, white and brown adipocytes, skeletal muscle cells and hepatocytes. PCK1 has multiple functions, some of which are cell-specific. In particular, PCK1 has both cataplerotic (Greek: to fill down, or remove) and anaplerotic (to fill up, or replace) activity, where it removes and replaces elements of the TCA cycle. It is also gluconeogenic, and promotes glucose formation via PEP generation. Finally, it is glyceroneogenic, creating glycerol-3-phosphate that is used to reesterify and store just-released free fatty acids in adipocytes. Mouse PCK1 is 622 amino acids (aa) in length. It contains one kinase domain (aa 27-615), and two potential acetylation sites at Lys70 and 71. There are four potential splice forms. Two have alternative start sites at Met460 and Met315, while two others show a deletion of aa 34-546, plus a three aa substitution for aa 85-204, respectively. Over aa 551-622, mouse PCK1 shares 93% and 82% aa identity with rat and human PCK1, respectively.

• Long Name:

  Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase 1

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  5105 (Human); 18534 (Mouse); 362282 (Rat)

• Alternate Names:

  EC 4.1.1.32; MGC22652; PCK1; PEPCK1; PEPCKC; PEPCK-C; PEPCK-CPEP carboxykinase; phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 (soluble); phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, cytosolic [GTP]; phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, cytosolic; Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase; phosphopyruvate carboxylase