GLRA1 antibody (N-Term)

Catalog No. ABIN361432

Product Details anti-GLRA1 Antibody

Target: GLRA1 (Glycine Receptor, alpha 1 (GLRA1))

Binding Specificity: N-Term

Reactivity: Rat

Host: Rabbit

Clonality: Polyclonal

Conjugate: This GLRA1 antibody is un-conjugated

Application: Western Blotting (WB), Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

Specificity: Specific for the ~48k a1- and a2-subunits of the glycine receptor in Western blots of rat spinal cord and brain stem and in cell extracts. Immunolabeling blocked by preadsorption of antibody with the peptide immunogen. Does not recognize other glycine receptor subunits.

Cross-Reactivity: Human, Mouse (Murine), Rat (Rattus)

Purification: Antigen Affinity Purified from Pooled Serum

Immunogen: Synthetic peptide corresponding to amino acid residues from the N-terminal region conjugated to KLH

Application Details

Application Notes: Recommended Dilution: WB: 1:1000 IHC (frozen sections, unpublished observations): 1:1000 Quality Control: Western blots performed on each lot.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Format: Lyophilized

Buffer: lyophilized

Storage: -20 °C

Target Details for GLRA1

Target: GLRA1 (Glycine Receptor, alpha 1 (GLRA1))

Alternative Name: GLRA1 (GLRA1 Products)

Synonyms: GLYRA1 antibody, HKPX1 antibody, STHE antibody, [a]Z1 antibody, B230397M16Rik antibody, nmf11 antibody, oscillator antibody, ot antibody, spasmodic antibody, spd antibody, glycine receptor alpha 1 antibody, glycine receptor, alpha 1 antibody, glycine receptor, alpha 1 subunit antibody, GLRA1 antibody, Glra1 antibody, glra1 antibody

Background: 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). Anti-Glycine Receptor Western blot of rat spinal cord showing specific immunolabeling of the ~48k (1- and (2-subunits of the glycine receptor. The labeling was absent from a rat hippocampal (hipp) lysate as the glycine receptor is not expressed in the hippocampus.

Molecular Weight: '48 kDa

Gene ID: 25674

UniProt: P07727

Pathways: Synaptic Membrane