Anti-GABAA Receptor α4, Antibody

  ABI-845A-GA4C 100 µL

Data Sheet:    

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Mouse and Rat  

ELISA, WB, IHC  

Lot Dependent  

Blue Ice  

Storage at -20°C is recommended, as aliquots may be taken without freeze/thawing due to presence of 50% glycerol. Stable for at least 1 year at -20°C.  

After date of receipt, stable for at least 1 year at -20°C.  

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Description

 

Our Anti-GABAA Receptor α4, rabbit polyclonal primary antibody from PhosphoSolutions is produced in-house. It detects mouse and rat GABAA Receptor α4, and is antigen affinity purified from pooled serum. It is great for use in WB, IHC. - Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, causing a hyperpolarization of the membrane through the opening of a Cl− channel associated with the GABA-A receptor (GABA-A-R) subtype. GABA-A-Rs are important therapeutic targets for a range of sedative, anxiolytic, and hypnotic agents and are implicated in several diseases including epilepsy, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. The GABA-A-R is a multimeric subunit complex. To date six αs, four βs and four γs, plus alternative splicing variants of some of these subunits, have been identified (Olsen and Tobin, 1990; Whiting et al., 1999; Ogris et al., 2004). Injection in oocytes or mammalian cell lines of cRNA coding for α- and β-subunitsresults in the expression of functional GABA-A-Rs sensitive to GABA. However, coexpression of a γ-subunit is required for benzodiazepine modulation. The various effects of the benzodiazepines in brain may also be mediated via different α-subunits of the receptor (McKernan et al., 2000; Mehta and Ticku, 1998; Ogris et al., 2004; Pöltl et al., 2003). -

 

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