Glicentin (Glucagon)

• NCBI Gene ID:

  2641

• Reactivity:

  Human, Porcine, Rat

• Storage Conditions:

  May be stored at 4 °C for short-term only. For long-term storage and to avoid repeated freezing and thawing, add sterile glycerol (40-50%), aliquot and store at -20 °C. Aliquots are stable for at least 12 months at -20 °C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.

• Specificity:

  Recognizes Porcine glycentin as well as glucagon. The antibody can be used for the tumors from the distal intestine (rectal carcinoids) as well as pancreatic islet cell tumors. Species Crossreactivity: Human and rat.

• Other Gene Names:

  [GCG; GCG; GLP1; GLP2; GRPP; GRPP; OXM; OXY; GLP-1; GLP-1(7-37); GLP-1(7-36); GLP-2]

• Short Name:

  [Glicentin]

• Other Product Names:

  [glucagon preproprotein; Glucagon; glucagon; preproglucagon; glucagon-like peptide 1; glucagon-like peptide 2; glicentin-related polypeptide; glucagon; Incretin hormone]

• NCBI GI Number:

  4503945

• NCBI Accession Number:

  NP_002045.1

• NCBI GB Accession Number:

  NM_002054.4

• Uniprot Accession Number:

  P01275