Abcam, ab214031, Human Glycogen Synthase 1 ELISA Kit

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Human Glycogen Synthase 1 ELISA Kit is a single-wash 90-min Simplestep used to quantify Human Glycogen Synthase 1 with a sensitivity of 14 pg/ml. The assay uses a simple mix-wash-read protocol with just one incubation and one wash step. - Colorimetric Sandwich ELISA - 450 nm readout : works on any standard plate reader - Design your own immunoassay: we also offer the conjugation-ready antibody pair
Key facts
Detection method:Colorimetric,
Sample types:Plasma, Cell culture extracts, Tissue Extracts, Serum,
Reacts with:Human,
Assay type:Sandwich (quantitative),
Sensitivity:= 14 pg/mL,
Range:62.5 - 4000 pg/mL,
Assay time:1h 30m,
Assay Platform:Pre-coated microplate (12 x 8 well strips)

Product details:
Human Glycogen Synthase 1 ELISA Kit ab214031 is a rapid single-wash 90-min Sandwich ELISA to measure Human Glycogen Synthase 1 in cell culture extracts, plasma, serum, tissue extracts. This SimpleStep sensitivity is 14 pg/mL.
How the assay works
Human Glycogen Synthase 1 SimpleStep ELISA
employs capture antibodies conjugated to an affinity tag that is recognized by the monoclonal antibody used to coat our SimpleStep ELISA
plates. This approach to sandwich ELISA allows the formation of the antibody-analyte sandwich complex in a single step, significantly reducing assay time. See the SimpleStep ELISA
protocol summary in the image section for further details.
Assay Specificity
Our SimpleStep ELISA
kits use recombinant monoclonal antibodies rigorously validated to ensure the highest level of consistency and reproducibility, improved sensitivity and specificity and ease of scalability and security of supply.
Please refer to our protocol booklet for more details.
Human Glycogen Synthase 1 ELISA Kit ab214031 protocol summary
1. Mix: add samples/standards to the wells together with the capture and detector antibody cocktail. Incubate 1 hr at room temperature
2. Wash
3. Add TMB development solution - incubate for 10 min
4. Add Stop solution
5. Read the results on a plate reader at 450 nm
Design your own immunoassay
We offer the antibody pair used in this kit in a BSA and Azide-free format, ready for conjugation:
- Anti-Glycogen synthase 1/GYS1 antibody [EPR19261-142] - BSA and Azide free (Capture)
ab242866
- Anti-Glycogen synthase 1/GYS1 antibody [EPR19261-36] - BSA and Azide free (Detector)
ab242866
Glycogen Synthase 1 (also known as Glycogen [starch] synthase, muscle) is a glycosyltransferase enzyme involved in converting glucose to glycogen. Mutations in Glycogen Synthase 1 are associated with glycogen storage disease. Mouse and rat Glycogen Synthase 1 have 97% protein sequence identity to human Glycogen Synthase 1.
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Properties and Storage Information:
Shipped at conditions-Blue Ice, Appropriate short-term storage conditions-+4°C, Appropriate long-term storage conditions-+4°C, Storage information-+4°C

Supplementary Information:
This supplementary information is collated from multiple sources and compiled automatically.
Glycogen synthase 1 (GYS1) also known as muscle glycogen synthase catalyzes the synthesis of glycogen from glucose. It adds glucose units from UDP-glucose to the non-reducing ends of glycogen chains facilitating glycogen elongation. The molecular mass of GYS1 is approximately 85 kDa. It is predominantly expressed in skeletal muscle tissue providing energy storage primarily in the form of glycogen. GYS1 is regulated through phosphorylation wherein it undergoes inactive to active conformational changes.
Biological function summary
This enzyme plays a critical role in the energy storage mechanism of muscle tissues. GYS1 functions as a part of the glycogen synthase complex interacting with various glycogen-associated proteins to modulate its activity. These interactions control the enzyme's affinity for its substrate and its susceptibility to regulatory signals like phosphorylation affecting glycogen synthesis efficiency. Through its activity GYS1 ensures a readily available reserve of glucose in muscle tissues for rapid energy production when required.
Pathways
Glycogen synthase 1 is a central component of the glycogen metabolism pathway. It acts alongside other enzymes such as glycogen phosphorylase which catalyzes glycogen breakdown. The balance between GYS1 and glycogen phosphorylase determines the rate of glycogen turnover within cells. GYS1 is further regulated by the insulin signaling pathway where insulin promotes glycogen synthesis by altering GYS1 activity alongside proteins like AKT influencing glucose homeostasis and energy management in tissues.
Dysregulation of GYS1 activity often associates with glycogen storage diseases notably Type 0 where deficiencies in glycogen storage lead to episodes of low blood sugar and reduced exercise capacity. Furthermore aberrations in GYS1 function contribute to insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes conditions linked with impaired glucose metabolism. Altered GYS1 activity impacts proteins like glycogen phosphorylase affecting overall glycogen metabolism balance and contributing to metabolic disorders.