Product overview Description Anti-UGP2 rabbit polyclonal antibody Applications ELISA, IHC Immunogen Fusion protein of human UGP2 Reactivity Human, Mouse Content 0.2 mg/ml Host species Rabbit Ig class Immunogen-specific rabbit IgG Purification Antigen affinity purification
Target information Symbol UGP2 Full name UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 2 Synonyms UDPG; UGP1; UDPGP; UGPP1; UGPP2; UDPGP2; pHC379 Swissprot Q16851
Target Background The enzyme encoded by this gene is an important intermediary in mammalian carbohydrate interconversions. It transfers a glucose moiety from glucose-1-phosphate to MgUTP and forms UDP-glucose and MgPPi. In liver and muscle tissue, UDP-glucose is a direct precursor of glycogen; in lactating mammary gland it is converted to UDP-galactose which is then converted to lactose. The eukaryotic enzyme has no significant sequence similarity to the prokaryotic enzyme. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.