Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.
Notes
This product is produced by and ships from R&D Systems, Inc., a Bio-Techne brand.
Alternate Names for Phospho-GSK-3 alpha/beta (S21/S9) DuoSet IC ELISA, 2 Plate
DKFZp686D0638
EC 2.7.11
EC 2.7.11.26
glycogen synthase kinase 3 alpha
glycogen synthase kinase-3 alpha
GSK-3 alpha
GSK-3 alpha/beta
Background
GSK-3 is a Ser/Thr kinase first identified as an inactivator of Glycogen Synthase. GSK-3 acts as a multifunctional downstream switch that determines the output of numerous signaling pathways. There are two mammalian GSK-3 isoforms encoded by distinct genes, GSK-3 alpha and GSK-3 beta, which are structurally similar, but functionally non-identical. GSK-3a is inhibited by phosphorylation at S21 by Akt and other kinases. GSK-3 alpha and GSK-3 beta share 85% amino acid identity. Dysregulated GSK-3 has been implicated in several diseases including type II diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, bipolar disorder, and cancer.