GLRA1 Rabbit anti-Rat, Polyclonal, Invitrogen™

Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Supplier:  Thermo Scientific PA112752

Catalog No. 01-674-875

Description

Glycine is an important inhibitory transmitter in the brainstem and spinal cord. Glycine receptors are members of the ligand-gated ion channel family (LGICs) that mediate rapid chemical neurotransmission (Schofield et al., 2003). The binding of glycine to its receptor produces a large increase in chloride conductance, which causes membrane hyperpolarization. Glycine receptors are anchored at inhibitory chemical synapses by a cytoplasmic protein, gephyrin (Fischer et al., 2000). The glycine receptor has been used to great advantage in the identification of the binding sites for alcohol on the LGIC family of proteins (Beckstead et al., 2001; Mihic et al., 1997). These receptors have also been extremely useful in studies of synaptic clustering of receptors (Craig and Lichtman, 2001). The Glycine receptor may also act in concert with an NMDAR subunit to form an excitatory receptor (Chatterton et al., 2002).

In Western blot, this antibody recognizes a ∽48kD band corresponding to the alpha-1 or alpha-2 subunits of the glycine receptor; it does not recognize other glycine receptor subunits. A suggested positive control for this product is rat spinal cord lysate.Reconstitute using 100ul of PBS. Once reconstituted, aliquot and store at -20ºC.

Specifications

• Antigen: GLRA1
• Classification: Polyclonal
• Formulation: HEPES with 0.15M NaCl, 100μg/mL BSA, 50% glycerol and no preservative; pH 7.5
• Gene Accession No.: P07727
• Gene Symbols: GLRA1
• Immunogen: Synthetic peptide corresponding to the N-terminal of the alpha1-subunit of glycine receptor.
• Quantity: 10 Miniblots
• Primary or Secondary: Primary
• Target Species: Rat
• Product Type: Antibody
• Isotype: IgG

• Applications: Immunohistochemistry (Frozen), Western Blot
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Gene: Glra1
• Gene Alias: GLRA
• Host Species: Rabbit
• Purification Method: Antigen affinity chromatography
• Regulatory Status: RUO
• Gene ID (Entrez): 25674
• Content And Storage: -20° C, Avoid Freeze/Thaw Cycles
• Form: Liquid