This antibody can be used as a plastidial marker for leaf material, not roots where levels of GOGAT are too low. A 40 kDa band present in A. thaliana sample is not competed away during antibody neutralization assay. In this assay free peptide used for antibody production is incubated together with anti-GOGAT antibodies. Due to the MW of this protein we suggest to use a gradient gel for protein separation and a longer transfer time.
Glutaminoxy-glutarate aminotransferase (GOGAT) is an enzyme involved in the synthesis of glutamate from glutamine and alpha-ketoglutarate. There are two forms of GOGAT in plants: ferridoxin dependent GOGAT (Fd-GOGAT) and NADH-dependent GOGAT (NADH-GOGAT). 95% of GOGAT in plants are Fd-GOGAT type. Fd-GOGAT is encoded by two genes, glu1 and glu2(in Arabidopsis), located on chromosomes 5 and 2. Fd-GOGAT(both forms) is highly conserved in plants, red algae and cyanobacteria.
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