Rabbit anti-Human CKMT1A Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P12532

Target Species

Human

Target Name

CKMT1A

Target Full Name

Creatine kinase U-type, mitochondrial

Target Function

Reversibly catalyzes the transfer of phosphate between ATP and various phosphogens (e.g. creatine phosphate). Creatine kinase isoenzymes play a central role in energy transduction in tissues with large, fluctuating energy demands, such as skeletal muscle, heart, brain and spermatozoa.

Target Subcellular Location

Mitochondrion inner membrane; Peripheral membrane protein; Intermembrane side.

Target Protein Families

ATP:guanido phosphotransferase family

Target Research Area

Signal Transduction

Target Synonyms

Acidic-type mitochondrial creatine kinase; CKMT; CKMT1; CKMT1B; Creatine kinase mitochondrial 1 (ubiquitous); Creatine kinase mitochondrial 1B; Creatine kinase U type mitochondrial; Creatine kinase U-type; KCRU_HUMAN; Mia-CK; mitochondrial; U-MtCK; Ubiquitous mitochondrial creatine kinase; UMTCK

Target Background

Mitochondrial creatine (MtCK) kinase is responsible for the transfer of high energy phosphate from mitochondria to the cytosolic carrier, creatine. It belongs to the creatine kinase isoenzyme family. It exists as two isoenzymes, sarcomeric MtCK and ubiquitous MtCK, encoded by separate genes. Mitochondrial creatine kinase occurs in two different oligomeric forms: dimers and octamers, in contrast to the exclusively dimeric cytosolic creatine kinase isoenzymes. Many malignant cancers with poor prognosis have shown overexpression of ubiquitous mitochondrial creatine kinase; this may be related to high energy turnover and failure to eliminate cancer cells via apoptosis. Ubiquitous mitochondrial creatine kinase has 80% homology with the coding exons of sarcomeric mitochondrial creatine kinase. Two genes located near each other on chromosome 15 have been identified which encode identical mitochondrial creatine kinase proteins.