MyBioSource.com's GCK Antibody is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody. This antibody has been shown to work in applications such as: ELISA, and Western Blot.
Description
Function: Catalyzes the initial step in utilization of glucose by the beta-cell and liver at physiological glucose concentration. Glucokinase has a high Km for glucose, and so it is effective only when glucose is abundant. The role of GCK is to provide G6P for the synthesis of glycogen. Pancreatic glucokinase plays an important role in modulating insulin secretion. Hepatic glucokinase helps to facilitate the uptake and conversion of glucose by acting as an insulin-sensitive determinant of hepatic glucose usage.
Subunit Structure: Monomer (PubMed:15016359, PubMed:19362831, PubMed:23957911). Interacts with MIDN; the interaction occurs preferentially at low glucose levels and results in inhibition of GCK activity (PubMed:24187134).
Similarity: Belongs to the hexokinase family