Product datasheet
Anti-Glucose Transporter GLUT2 antibody [5D1]
ab85715
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Overview
Product name
Anti-Glucose Transporter GLUT2 antibody [5D1]
Description
Mouse monoclonal [5D1] to Glucose Transporter GLUT2
Specificity
ab85715 recognizes Glucose Transporter GLUT2 expression on hGlut2-transfected NS0 cells
but not on control transfectants. Detects Glut2 on the surface of the Human intestinal cell line
Caco2 in flow cytometry and on fixed cells in immunocytochemistry tests. Based on flow
cytometric tests on transfected cells, this antibody has no cross-reactivity with hGlut1 or hGlut3.
Tested applications
IHC-P, ICC, Flow Cyt, IHC-FoFr, WB
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Human
Immunogen
Human Glucose Transporter GLUT2 transfected NS0 cells.
Positive control
Liver tissue.
Properties
Form
Liquid
Storage instructions
Shipped at 4°C. Upon delivery aliquot and store at -20°C. Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles.
Storage buffer
pH: 7.40
Constituents: PBS, 5% Trehalose
Purity
Protein G purified
Clonality
Monoclonal
Clone number
5D1
Isotype
IgG2a
Applications
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab85715 in the following tested applications.
The application notes include recommended starting dilutions; optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.
Application
Abreviews
Notes
IHC-P
Use a concentration of 10 µg/ml.
ICC
Use a concentration of 10 µg/ml.
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Application
Abreviews
Notes
Use 0.5µg for 106 cells. ab170191-Mouse monoclonal IgG2a, is suitable for use
Flow Cyt
as an isotype control with this antibody.
IHC-FoFr
Use at an assay dependent concentration. PubMed: 21857924
WB
Use a concentration of 1 µg/ml. Detects a band of approximately 57 kDa
(predicted molecular weight: 57 kDa).
Target
Function
Facilitative glucose transporter. This isoform likely mediates the bidirectional transfer of glucose
across the plasma membrane of hepatocytes and is responsible for uptake of glucose by the
beta cells; may comprise part of the glucose-sensing mechanism of the beta cell. May also
participate with the Na(+)/glucose cotransporter in the transcellular transport of glucose in the
small intestine and kidney.
Tissue specificity
Liver, insulin-producing beta cell, small intestine and kidney.
Involvement in disease
Fanconi-Bickel syndrome
Sequence similarities
Belongs to the major facilitator superfamily. Sugar transporter (TC 2.A.1.1) family. Glucose
transporter subfamily.
Post-translational
modifications
N-glycosylated; required for stability and retention at the cell surface of pancreatic beta cells.
Cellular localization
Membrane.
Anti-Glucose Transporter GLUT2 antibody [5D1] images
ab85715, at 10 µg/ml, staining Glucose
Transporter GLUT2 in formalin-fixed, paraffinembedded human Liver tissue by
Immunohistochemistry.
Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed
paraffin-embedded sections) - Glucose
Transporter GLUT2 antibody [5D1] (ab85715)
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Anti-Glucose Transporter GLUT2 antibody
[5D1] (ab85715) at 1 µg/ml + Pancreas
(Human) Tissue Lysate - adult normal tissue
(ab29816) at 10 µg
Secondary
Goat Anti-Mouse IgG H&L (HRP)
preadsorbed (ab97040) at 1/5000 dilution
developed using the ECL technique
Performed under reducing conditions.
Western blot - Glucose Transporter GLUT2
antibody [5D1] (ab85715)
Predicted band size : 57 kDa
Observed band size : 57 kDa
Exposure time : 8 minutes
Overlay histogram showing HepG2 cells
stained with ab85715 (red line). The cells
were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (10
min) and then permeabilized with 0.1% PBSTween for 20 min. The cells were then
incubated in 1x PBS / 10% normal goat
serum / 0.3M glycine to block non-specific
protein-protein interactions followed by the
Flow Cytometry-Anti-Glucose Transporter GLUT2
antibody [5D1](ab85715)
antibody (ab85715, 0.5µg/1x106 cells) for 30
min at 22ºC. The secondary antibody used
was DyLight® 488 goat anti-mouse IgG (H+L)
(ab96879) at 1/500 dilution for 30 min at
22ºC. Isotype control antibody (black line) was
mouse IgG2a [ICIGG2A] (ab91361,
1µg/1x106 cells) used under the same
conditions. Acquisition of >5,000 events was
performed. This antibody gave a positive
signal in HepG2 cells fixed with 80%
methanol (5 min)/permeabilized with 0.1%
PBS-Tween for 20 min used under the same
conditions.
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Immunohistochemical analysis of frozen
pancreatic tissue in control (left) or TAT-MafA
mutant (right) neonate mice.
Glucose Transporter GLUT2 was stained
using ab85715 (green), at 10 mg/ml. An
Immunohistochemistry (PFA perfusion fixed
AlexaFluor®647-conjugated donkey anti-
frozen sections) - Anti-Glucose Transporter
mouse IgG was used as the secondary
GLUT2 antibody [5D1] (ab85715)
antibody.
Image from Vargas N et al., PLoS One.
2011;6(8):e22364. Epub 2011 Aug 4. Fig 5.;
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022364; August 4, 2011,
PLoS ONE 6(8): e22364.
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