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Description
This gene plays a role in the recovery of retinal photoreceptors from photobleaching. In the recovery phase, the phototransduction messeneger cGMP is replenished by retinal guanylyl cyclase-1 (GC1). GC1 is activated by decreasing Ca(2+) concentrations following photobleaching. The protein encoded by this gene, guanylyl cyclase activating protein 1 (GCAP1), mediates the sensitivity of GC1 to Ca(2+) concentrations. GCAP1 promotes activity of GC1 at low Ca(2+) concentrations and inhibits GC1 activity at high Ca(2+) concentrations. Mutations in this gene cause autosomal dominant cone dystrophy (COD3); a disease characterized by reduced visual acuity associated with progressive loss of color vision. Mutations in this gene prohibit the inactivation of RetGC1 at high Ca(2+) concentrations; causing the constitutive activation of RetGC1 and, presumably, increased cell death. This gene is expressed in retina and spermatagonia. [provided by RefSeq]
Specifications
Specifications
| Antigen | GUCA1A |
| Applications | ELISA, Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin), Western Blot |
| Classification | Polyclonal |
| Conjugate | Unconjugated |
| Description | Rabbit polyclonal antibody raised against synthetic peptide of GUCA1A. |
| Dilution | Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) (1:50-100) Western Blot (1:1000) The optimal working dilution should be determined by the end user. |
| Formulation | In PBS (0.09% sodium azide) |
| Gene | GUCA1A |
| Gene Accession No. | P43080 |
| Gene Alias | COD3/GCAP/GCAP1/GUCA/GUCA1 |
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