Rabbit anti-Human UGT1A6 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P19224

Target Species

Human

Target Name

UGT1A6

Target Full Name

UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A6

Target Function

UDPGT is of major importance in the conjugation and subsequent elimination of potentially toxic xenobiotics and endogenous compounds. This isoform has specificity for phenols. Isoform 3 lacks transferase activity but acts as a negative regulator of isoform 1.

Target Subcellular Location

Microsome. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Single-pass membrane protein.

Target Protein Families

UDP-glycosyltransferase family

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed in skin. Isoforms 1 and 3 are expressed in kidney and liver. Isoform 1 but not isoform 2 is expressed in colon, esophagus and small intestine.

Target Synonyms

UGT1A6; GNT1; UGT1; UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1-6; UDPGT 1-6; UGT1*6; UGT1-06; UGT1.6; Phenol-metabolizing UDP-glucuronosyltransferase; UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1-F; UGT-1F; UGT1F; UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A6

Target Background

This gene encodes a UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, an enzyme of the glucuronidation pathway that transforms small lipophilic molecules, such as steroids, bilirubin, hormones, and drugs, into water-soluble, excretable metabolites. This gene is part of a complex locus that encodes several UDP-glucuronosyltransferases. The locus includes thirteen unique alternate first exons followed by four common exons. Four of the alternate first exons are considered pseudogenes. Each of the remaining nine 5' exons may be spliced to the four common exons, resulting in nine proteins with different N-termini and identical C-termini. Each first exon encodes the substrate binding site, and is regulated by its own promoter. The enzyme encoded by this gene is active on phenolic and planar compounds. Alternative splicing in the unique 5' end of this gene results in two transcript variants.