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GABAA Receptor _2 Antibody

Applications

  • WB

Reactivity

  • Mouse

Predicted Reactivity

  • Human
  • Rat
  • Dog
  • Bovine
  • Zebrafish
  • Non-Human Primate
Overview
Catalog # bs-70097r
Product Name GABAA Receptor _2 Antibody
Applications WB
Specificity Specific for endogenous levels of the ~51 kDa _2-subunit of the GABAA receptor in Western blots. Labeling is absent in _2-subunit knockout animals.
Reactivity Mouse
Predicted Reactivity Human, Rat, Dog, Bovine, Zebrafish, Non-Human Primate
Specifications
Conjugation Unconjugated
Host Rabbit
Source Fusion protein from the cytoplasmic loop of the _2 subunit of rat GABAA receptor.
Clonality Polyclonal
Isotype IgG
Concentration Lot Dependent
Purification Antigen Affinity purification from Pooled whole antiserum
Storage Buffer 10 mM HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 g per ml BSA and 50% glycerol.
Storage Condition Storage at -20C is recommended, as aliquots may be taken without freeze/thawing due to presence of 50% glycerol. Stable for at least 1 year at -20C.
Target
Gene ID 61856
Swiss Prot P23576
Synonyms GABA A receptor subunit alph_2 antibody, GABA antibody, GABA(A) receptor subunit alph_2 antibody, GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-2 antibody, GABR A2 antibody, GABR_2 antibody, GABRA2 antibody, GABRA2 protein antibody, Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor alph_2 antibody, Gamma aminobutyric acid A receptor alph_2 antibody, Gamma aminobutyric acid receptor alph_2 subunit antibody, Gamma aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alph_2 antibody, Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2 antibody, GBRA2_HUMAN antibody
Background Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, causing a hyperpolarization of the membrane through the opening of a Cl_ channelassociated with the GABA-A receptor (GABA-A-R) subtype. GABA-A-Rs are important therapeutic targets for a range of sedative, anxiolytic, and hypnotic agents and are implicated in several diseases including epilepsy, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. The GABA-A-R is a multimeric subunit complex. To date six _s, four _s and four _s, plus alternative splicing variants of some of these subunits, have been identified (Olsen and Tobin, 1990; Whiting et al., 1999; Ogris et al., 2004). Injection in oocytes or mammalian cell lines of cRNA coding for _- and _-subunitsresults in the expression of functional GABAA-Rs sensitive to GABA. However, coexpression of a _-subunit is required for benzodiazepine modulation. The various effects of the benzodiazepines in brain may also be mediated via different _- subunits of the receptor (McKernan et al., 2000; Mehta and Ticku, 1998; Ogris et al., 2004; Pltl et al., 2003).
Application Dilution
WB 1:300-5000