Anti-alpha1B-Adrenocepor (ext.) ATTO-488

Antibodies

ATTO-488. Maximum absorption 501 nm; maximum fluorescence 523 nm. The fluorescence is excited most efficiently in the 480 - 515 nm range. This label is analogous to the dye fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and can be used with filters used to detect FITC.

Shipped at room temperature. Product as supplied can be stored intact at room temperature for several weeks. For longer periods, it should be stored at -20°C

Lyophilized powder

Alpha-1B adrenoceptor, ADA1B, ADRA1B - A Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody to α1B-Adrenergic Receptor Conjugated to the Fluorescent Dye ATTO-488

Mouse - 14/15 amino acid residues identical; rat - 13/15 amino acid residues identical

Confirmed by amino acid analysis and mass spectrometry

1 mg/ml

Extracellular, N-terminus

Human

41116161

Adrenergic receptors (also called adrenoceptors) are the receptors for the catecholamines adrenaline and noradrenaline (called epinephrine and norepinephrine in the United States). Adrenaline and noradrenaline play important roles in the control of blood pressure, myocardial contractile rate and force, airway reactivity, and a variety of metabolic and central nervous system functions. Adrenergic receptors are members of the G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily of membrane proteins. They share a common structure of seven putative transmembrane domains, an extracellular amino terminus, and a cytoplasmic carboxyl terminus.Adrenoceptors are divided into three types: α1, α2 and β adrenoceptors. Each type is further divided into at least three subtypes: α1A, α1B, α1D, α2A, α2B, α2C, β1, β2, β3.1, 2 They are expressed in nearly all peripheral tissues and in the central nervous system.1, 2 All α1-adrenoceptors (α1-ARs) activate phospholipases C and A2.3 In addition to mobilizing intracellular calcium, the α1-ARs have also been shown to activate calcium influx via voltage-dependent and -independent calcium channels.4 α1B-Adrenoceptor populations are greatest in the spleen, kidney, cerebellum, and fetal brain.5α1B-Adrenoceptor causes contraction of smooth muscle cells and thereby controls vascular tone, blood pressure, and accelerates the development of atherosclerosis.5