Human GAPDH-2 Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Antibody

Applications

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

Preparation and Storage

Background: GAPDH-2

GAPDH-2 (Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 2; also GAPD2 and GAPDS) is a 40-44 kDa member of the GAPDH family of enzymes. Due to a high incidence of proline residues, it may migrate anomalously at 56 kDa in SDS-PAGE. GAPDH-2 is expressed only in testis as a homotetramer, where it is found in the cytoplasm bound to the sperm fibrous sheath. Unlike GAPDH that has multiple functions, GAPDH-2 appears to participate only in carbohydrate metabolism, generating energy via glycolysis for sperm motility and fertility. Human GAPDH-2 is 408 amino acids (aa) in length. There are two NAD binding sites (Asp106 and Asn388) with a catalytic region between aa 223-226. One splice variant shows a nine aa insertion after Ser220. Over aa 75-222, human GAPDH-2 shares 84% aa identity with mouse GAPDH-2.

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Related Research Areas

• Adaptor Proteins
• Additional Reduction/Oxidation (Redox) Enzymes
• Dehydrogenases/Reductases
• Gametes and Fertilization
• Glucose Homeostasis
• Primordial and Mature Germ Cells
• Redox Enzymes