Rhodopsin antibody

Catalog No. ABIN272076

The Rabbit Polyclonal anti-Rhodopsin antibody (ABIN272076) specifically detects Rhodopsin in WB and IHC (p).

Quick Overview for Rhodopsin antibody (ABIN272076)

Target: Rhodopsin (RHO)

Host: Rabbit

Clonality: Polyclonal

Conjugate: This Rhodopsin antibody is un-conjugated

Application: Western Blotting (WB), Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Sections) (IHC (p))

Product Details anti-Rhodopsin Antibody

Specificity: This antibody detects endogenous levels of Rhodopsin protein. (region surrounding Leu328)

Cross-Reactivity (Details): Species reactivity (expected):Mouse and Rat.
Species reactivity (tested):Human.

Purification: The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen

Purity: > 95 % pure by SDS-PAGE

Application Details

Application Notes: ELISA: 1: 1000approx. 1: 5000. IHC: 1: 50approx. 1: 200.
Other applications not tested.
Optimal dilutions are dependent on conditions and should be determined by the user.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Concentration: 1,0 mg/mL

Buffer: Phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.2., 0.05 % sodium azide

Preservative: Sodium azide

Precaution of Use: This product contains sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.

Handling Advice: DO NOT FREEZE!

Storage: 4 °C

Storage Comment: Store the antibody undiluted at 2-8 °C.

Target Details for Rhodopsin

Target: Rhodopsin (RHO)

Alternative Name: Rhodopsin

Target Type: Chemical

Background: Retinitis pigmentosa is an inherited progressive disease which is a major cause of blindness in western communities. It can be inherited as an autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X linked recessive disorder. In the autosomal dominant form, which comprises about 25?% of total cases, approximately 30?% of families have mutations in the gene encoding the rod photoreceptor specific protein rhodopsin. This is the transmembrane protein which, when photoexcited, initiates the visual transduction cascade. Defects in this gene are also one of the causes of congenital stationary night blindness. Vision involves the conversion of light into electrochemical signals that are processed by the retina and subsequently sent to and interpreted by the brain. The process of converting light to an electrochemical signal begins when the membrane-bound protein, rhodopsin, absorbs light within the retina. Photoexcitation of rhodopsin causes the cytoplasmic surface of the protein to become catalytically active. In the active state, rhodopsin activates transducin, a GTP binding protein. Once activated, transducin promotes the hydrolysis of cGMP by phosphodiesterase (PDE). The decrease of intracellular cGMP concentrations causes the ion channels within the outer segment of the rod or cone to close, thus causing membrane hyperpolarization and, eventually, signal transmission. Rhodopsin's activity is believed to be shut off by its phosphorylation followed by binding of the soluble protein arrestin.Synonyms: OPN2, Opsin-2, RHO

Molecular Weight: approx. 42 kDa

Gene ID: 6010

NCBI Accession: NP_000530

UniProt: P08100

Pathways: WNT Signaling, Sensory Perception of Sound, Regulation of G-Protein Coupled Receptor Protein Signaling, Phototransduction