Background: GCS (glucosylceramide synthase ) may serve as a 'flippase' as well as a glucosyltransferase that transfers glucose to ceramide. Able to use UDP-galactose to synthesize galactosylceramide with 10% of efficiency with which it utilizes UDP-glucose. [Catalytic activity] UDP-glucose + N-acylsphingosine = UDP + D-glucosyl-N-acylsphingosine. Lipid metabolism; sphingolipid metabolism. [Subcellular location] Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 2 family.
Description: Rabbit polyclonal to GCS
Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from GCS
Specificity: ·Reacts with Human, Mouse and Rat.
·Isotype: IgG
Application: ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 44 kDa;
·Immunohistochemistry (Frozen/paraffin tissue section): 1/50-200;
·Immunocytochemistry: 1/100;
·ELISA: 1/500;
· Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.