CST, 66933S, GPAT4 Antibody

Polyclonal Antibody for studying GPAT4. Validated for Western Blotting. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, GPAT4 Antibody (CST #66933) is ready to ship. Product Usage Information Western Blotting: 1:1000 Storage Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody. Protocol Available protocols: Western Blotting Specificity / Sensitivity GPAT4 Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total GPAT4 protein. Species Reactivity: Human Source / Purification Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the carboxy terminus of human GPAT4 protein. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography. Background Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases (GPATs) catalyze the first step in the synthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG) and phospholipids by converting glycerol-3-phosphate to lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) (1). The GPAT family consists of four family members: two mitochondrial proteins (GPAT1 and GPAT2) and two microsomal proteins (GPAT3 and GPAT4). Each can differ in tissue expression, regulation, and physiological and pathophysiological roles (2). The microsomal proteins GPAT3 and GPAT4 were originally designated as AGPAT8 and AGPAT6, respectively. 1-acyl-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (AGPAT) catalyzes the subsequent reaction converting LPA to phosphatidic acid. The genes were renamed to and upon elucidation of GPAT activity (3,4). Both GPAT3 and GPAT4 are expressed in adipose tissue, but GPAT3 is highly induced during adipocyte differentiation (4). Brown adipose tissue (BAT) preferentially expresses GPAT4 (5). GPAT3 and GPAT4 may also be phosphorylated in response to insulin treatment to increase GPAT activity (6). Accumulation of saturated LPA produced by GPAT4 at the ER-mitochondrial contact site can inhibit autophagy through the abnormal formation of omegasomes, which are precursors to the autophagosome (7). Glycerolipid synthesis by GPAT3 and GPAT4 can also regulate activation of macrophages (8). Alternate Names 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase zeta; 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 6; 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 6 (lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase, zeta); 1-AGP acyltransferase 6; 1-AGPAT 6; Acyl-CoA:glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 4; AGPAT6; DKFZp586M1819; Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 4; glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 6; GPAT4; LPAAT-zeta; LPAATZ; Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase zeta; testis spermatogenesis apoptosis-related protein 7; TSARG7 Specification REACTIVITY: H SENSITIVITY: Endogenous MW (kDa): 40-45 SOURCE: Rabbit