GABRA2 antibody - middle region
Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody
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Application
| WB |
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Primary Accession | P47869 |
Other Accession | NM_000807, NP_000798 |
Reactivity | Human, Mouse, Rat, Rabbit, Horse, Bovine, Dog |
Predicted | Human, Mouse, Rat, Rabbit, Chicken, Horse, Bovine, Dog |
Host | Rabbit |
Clonality | Polyclonal |
Calculated MW | 51kDa |
Gene ID | 2555 |
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Other Names | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2, GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-2, GABRA2 |
Format | Liquid. Purified antibody supplied in 1x PBS buffer with 0.09% (w/v) sodium azide and 2% sucrose. |
Reconstitution & Storage | Add 100 ul of distilled water. Final anti-GABRA2 antibody concentration is 1 mg/ml in PBS buffer with 2% sucrose. For longer periods of storage, store at 20°C. Avoid repeat freeze-thaw cycles. |
Precautions | GABRA2 antibody - middle region is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
Name | GABRA2 (HGNC:4076) |
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Function | Alpha subunit of the heteropentameric ligand-gated chloride channel gated by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain (PubMed:10449790, PubMed:29961870, PubMed:31032849). GABA-gated chloride channels, also named GABA(A) receptors (GABAAR), consist of five subunits arranged around a central pore and contain GABA active binding site(s) located at the alpha and beta subunit interfaces (By similarity). When activated by GABA, GABAARs selectively allow the flow of chloride anions across the cell membrane down their electrochemical gradient (PubMed:10449790). Chloride influx into the postsynaptic neuron following GABAAR opening decreases the neuron ability to generate a new action potential, thereby reducing nerve transmission (By similarity). The alpha-2 subunit exhibits synaptogenic activity together with beta-2 and very little to no activity together with beta-3, the gamma-2 subunit being necessary but not sufficient to induce rapid synaptic contacts formation (By similarity). |
Cellular Location | Postsynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P26048}; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P26048}; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P23576}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P26048} |
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Background
GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain, mediates neuronal inhibition by binding to the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor and opening an integral chloride channel.
References
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Hillier L.W.,et al.Nature 434:724-731(2005).
Ota T.,et al.Nat. Genet. 36:40-45(2004).
Totoki Y.,et al.Submitted (MAR-2005) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
Mural R.J.,et al.Submitted (JUL-2005) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
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