GABRA1 Antibody (C-term)
Purified Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody (Pab)
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Application
| WB, E |
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Primary Accession | P14867 |
Reactivity | Mouse |
Host | Rabbit |
Clonality | polyclonal |
Isotype | Rabbit IgG |
Calculated MW | 51802 Da |
Gene ID | 2554 |
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Other Names | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1, GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-1, GABRA1 |
Target/Specificity | This GABRA1 antibody is generated from a rabbit immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 405-438 amino acids from the C-terminal region of human GABRA1. |
Dilution | WB~~1:2000 |
Format | Purified polyclonal antibody supplied in PBS with 0.09% (W/V) sodium azide. This antibody is purified through a protein A column, followed by peptide affinity purification. |
Storage | Maintain refrigerated at 2-8°C for up to 2 weeks. For long term storage store at -20°C in small aliquots to prevent freeze-thaw cycles. |
Precautions | GABRA1 Antibody (C-term) is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
Name | GABRA1 (HGNC:4075) |
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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:23909897, PubMed:25489750, PubMed:29950725, PubMed:30602789). 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 interface(s) (PubMed:29950725, PubMed:30602789). When activated by GABA, GABAARs selectively allow the flow of chloride anions across the cell membrane down their electrochemical gradient (PubMed:23909897, PubMed:29950725, PubMed:30602789). Alpha-1/GABRA1-containing GABAARs are largely synaptic (By similarity). 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). GABAARs containing alpha-1 and beta-2 or -3 subunits exhibit synaptogenic activity; the gamma-2 subunit being necessary but not sufficient to induce rapid synaptic contacts formation (PubMed:23909897, PubMed:25489750). GABAARs function also as histamine receptor where histamine binds at the interface of two neighboring beta subunits and potentiates GABA response (By similarity). GABAARs containing alpha, beta and epsilon subunits also permit spontaneous chloride channel activity while preserving the structural information required for GABA-gated openings (By similarity). Alpha-1-mediated plasticity in the orbitofrontal cortex regulates context-dependent action selection (By similarity). Together with rho subunits, may also control neuronal and glial GABAergic transmission in the cerebellum (By similarity). |
Cellular Location | Postsynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P08219}; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P62813}; Multi-pass membrane protein. Note=Mainly located in GABAergic synapses in granule cells, and also in the extrasynaptic membrane at a lower concentration. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P62813} |
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Background
Component of the heteropentameric receptor for GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain. Functions also as histamine receptor and mediates cellular responses to histamine. Functions as receptor for diazepines and various anesthetics, such as pentobarbital; these are bound at a separate allosteric effector binding site. Functions as ligand- gated chloride channel (By similarity).
References
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Mural R.J.,et al.Submitted (SEP-2005) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
Garrett K.M.,et al.Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 156:1039-1045(1988).
Lachance-Touchette P.,et al.Eur. J. Neurosci. 34:237-249(2011).
Carvill G.L.,et al.Neurology 82:1245-1253(2014).
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