Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (ab214938) is a rabbit monoclonal antibody detecting PDK4 in Western Blot, Flow Cytometry (Intra), Flow Cytometry, IP. Suitable for Mouse, Rat.
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Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 4, Pdk4
- Flow Cyt (Intra)
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Flow Cytometry (Intracellular) - Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (AB214938)
Intracellular flow cytometric analysis of 4% paraformaldehyde-fixed C2C12 (Mouse myoblast cell line) cells labeling PDK4 with ab214938 at 1/60 dilution (red) compared withRabbit IgG, monoclonal [EPR25A] - Isotype Control (ab172730; black) and an unlabelled control (cells without incubation with primary antibody and secondary antibody; blue). Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluor® 488) at 1/2000 dilution was used as the secondary antibody.
- IP
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Immunoprecipitation - Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (AB214938)
PDK4 was immunoprecipitated from 0.35 mg of mouse heart lysate with ab214938 at 1/30 dilution.
Western blot was performed from the immunoprecipitate using ab214938 at 1/1000 dilution.
VeriBlot for IP Detection Reagent (HRP) (ab131366), was used for detection at 1/10,000 dilution
Lane 1 : Mouse heart lysate 10μg (Input).
Lane 2 : ab214938 IP in mouse heart lysate.
Lane 3 : Rabbit IgG, monoclonal [EPR25A] - Isotype Control (ab172730) instead of ab214938 in mouse heart lysate.
Blocking and dilution buffer and concentration : 5% NFDM/TBST.
Exposure time : 0.5 second.
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Immunoprecipitation - Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (ab214938)
Predicted band size: 46 kDa,48 kDa
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Western blot - Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (AB214938)
Blocking/Dilution buffer : 5% NFDM/TBST.
Exposure time : Lane 1 : 5 seconds; Lane 2-4 : 3 minutes; Lane 5 : 1 minutes; Lane 6 : 10 seconds.
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (ab214938) at 1/1000 dilution
Lane 1:
Mouse skeletal muscle lysate at 10 µg
Lane 2:
Mouse heart lysate at 10 µg
Lane 3:
Rat muscle lysate at 10 µg
Lane 4:
Rat heart lysate at 10 µg
Lane 5:
C2C12 (Mouse myoblast cell line) whole cell lysate at 10 µg
Lane 6:
C6 (Rat glial tumor cell line) whole cell lysate at 10 µg
Secondary
All lanes:
Western blot - Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (<a href='/en-us/products/secondary-antibodies/goat-rabbit-igg-h-l-hrp-ab97051'>ab97051</a>) at 1/100000 dilution
Predicted band size: 46 kDa
Observed band size: 47 kDa
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Western blot - Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (AB214938)
Blocking/Dilution buffer : 5% NFDM/TBST.
Mouse PDK4, PDK1 and PDK2 recombinant proteins contain aa8-412, aa1-434 and aa1-407 respectively with a His-Tag®.
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Western blot - Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (ab214938) at 1/10000 dilution
Lane 1:
Mouse PDK4 recombinant protein at 0.01 µg
Lane 2:
Mouse PDK1 recombinant protein at 0.01 µg
Lane 3:
Mouse PDK2 recombinant protein at 0.01 µg
Secondary
All lanes:
Western blot - Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (<a href='/en-us/products/secondary-antibodies/goat-rabbit-igg-h-l-hrp-ab97051'>ab97051</a>) at 1/100000 dilution
Predicted band size: 46 kDa
Observed band size: 47 kDa
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Exposure time: 5s
- WB
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Western blot - Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (AB214938)
Blocking/Dilution buffer : 5% NFDM/TBST.
The expression level of PDK4 is increased under the fasting state (PMID : 11723055 and PMID : 16606348).
Lanes 1 - 2:
Western blot - Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (ab214938) at 1/10000 dilution
Lanes 3 - 4:
Western blot - Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (ab214938) at 1/1000 dilution
Lane 1:
Heart from nonfasting mouse at 10 µg
Lane 2:
Heart from mouse fasting for 72 hours at 10 µg
Lane 3:
Gastrocnemius muscle from nonfasting mouse at 10 µg
Lane 4:
Gastrocnemius muscle from mouse fasting for 72 hours at 10 µg
Secondary
All lanes:
Western blot - Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (<a href='/en-us/products/secondary-antibodies/goat-rabbit-igg-h-l-hrp-ab97051'>ab97051</a>) at 1/100000 dilution
Predicted band size: 46 kDa
Observed band size: 47 kDa
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Exposure time: 5s
- WB
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Western blot - Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (AB214938)
PDK4 western blot using anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] ab214938. Publication image and figure legend from Gao, K., Zhang, J., et al., 2020, Chin Med, PubMed 32158496.
ab214938 was used in this publication in western blot. This may not be the same as the application(s) guaranteed by Abcam. For a full list of applications guaranteed by Abcam for ab214938 please see the product overview.
Effects of QSG on the uncoupling of glycolysis from glucose oxidation in HF rats after AMI. a Lactate level in serum and myocardial tissue. Lactate level in serum and myocardial tissue was significantly increased following HF and downregulated with QSG treatment. n = 8 per group. Values are mean ± SE. Asterisks indicates significant differences. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. b Myocardial protein expressional levels of LDHA and PDK4 in the three groups. LDHA involved in regulating glycolysis was observably elevated in the model group. LDHA level was significantly down-regulated by treatment of QSG compared with the model group. PDK4, decreasing glucose oxidation by an inhibitory phosphorylation of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, was up-regulated in the model group and down-regulated in the QSG group. n = 4 per group. Values are mean ± SE. Asterisks indicates significant differences. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01
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Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] - BSA and Azide free
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What is this antibody validated in?
Anti-PDK4 antibody [EPR19727-245] (ab214938) is a rabbit recombinant monoclonal antibody and is validated for use in Western Blot (WB), Flow Cytometry (Intra), Flow Cytometry (Flow Cyt), Immunoprecipitation (IP) in Mouse, Rat samples.
What is the molecular weight of PDK4?
Anti-PDK4 [EPR19727-245] (ab214938) specifically detects a band for PDK4 (UniProt: O70571) at a molecular weight of 47kDa.
Trusted by the scientific community
Anti-PDK4 [EPR19727-245] (ab214938) was first used in a scientific publication in 2016 and has been cited over 20 times in peer-reviewed journals.
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What are the advantages of a recombinant monoclonal antibody?
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Biological function summary
The enzyme functions to inhibit the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex by adding phosphate groups which reduces the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and shifts energy production from carbohydrates to fats especially during fasting or prolonged exercise. PDK4 operates as a homodimer and is often part of a larger regulatory system balancing glucose and fatty acid oxidation in response to nutrient availability.
Pathways
PDK4 is integral to the regulation of both glucose metabolism and fatty acid oxidation. The enzyme interacts closely with the insulin signaling pathway where it modulates glucose uptake and utilization based on hormonal signals. Additionally PDK4 is a part of the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) pathway where it plays a role in cellular response to low oxygen levels interacting with related proteins such as pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH).
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