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GABAA Receptor, α4-Subunit Antibody

GABAA Receptor, α4-Subunit Antibody

Item no.	ABC-AN1039
Manufacturer	Abcepta
Amount	100 ul
Category	Antibodies Primary Antibodies
Type	Antibody Primary
Format	Prepared from rabbit serum by affinity purification using a column to which the fusion protein immunogen was coupled.
Applications	WB
Specific against	other
Host	Rabbit
ECLASS 10.1	32160702
ECLASS 11.0	32160702
UNSPSC	12352203
Similar products	Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4, GABA(A) receptor subunit alpha-4, Gabra4
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Primary Accession	P28471
Application	WB
Bio Background	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 GABAA receptor (GABAA-R) subtype. GABAA-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 GABAA-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-subunits results in the expression of functional GABAA-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).
Bio References	Brandon NJ, Jovanovic JN, Colledge M, Kittler JT, Brandon JM, Scott JD, Moss SJ (2003) A kinase anchoring protein 79/150 facilitates the phosphorylation of GABAA receptors by cAMP-dependent protein kinase via selective interaction with receptor β-subunits. Mol Cell Neurosci 22:87-97. McKernan RM, et al. (2000) Sedative but not anxiolytic properties of benzodiazepines are mediated by the GABAA receptor α1-subtype. Nature Neurosci 3:587-592. Mehta AK, Ticku MK (1998) Prevalence of the GABAA receptor assemblies containing α1-subunit in the rat cerebellum and cerebral cortex as determined by immunoprecipitation: Lack of modulation by chronic ethanol administration. Mol Brain Res 67:194-199. Ogris W, Pöltl A, Hauer B, Ernst M, Oberto A, Wulff P, Höger H, Wisden W, Sieghart W (2004) Affinity of various benzodiazepine site ligands in mice with a point mutation in the GABAA receptor γ2-subunit. Biochem Pharmacol 68:1621-1629. Olsen RW, Tobin AJ (1990) Molecular biology of GABAA receptors. FASEB 4:1469-1480. Pöltl A, Hauer B, Fuchs K, Tretter V, Sieghart W (2003) Subunit composition and quantitative importance of GABAA receptor subtypes in the cerebellum of mouse and rat. J Neurochem 87:1444-1455. Whiting PJ, Bonnert TP, McKernan RM, Farrar S, Le Bourdellès B, Heavens RP, Smith DW, Hewson L, Rigby MR, Sirinathsinghji DJS, Thompson SA, Wafford KA (1999) Molecular and functional diversity of the expanding GABAA receptor gene family. Ann NY Acad Sci 868:645-653.
Clonality	polyclonal
Gene ID	140675
Gene Name	Gabra4
Subtitle	Affinity purified rabbit polyclonal antibody
Reactivity	Rat
Legend image 1	Western blot of rat hippocampal (Hipp) lysate showing specific immunolabeling of the ~64k α4-subunit of the GABAA-R.
Type image 1	WB
Dilution image 1	1:1000
Calculated MW	60951
Antigen Source	rat
Target/Specificity	Fusion protein from the cytoplasmic loop of the alpha 4 subunit.
Antibody Specificity	Specific for the ~64k α4-subunit of the GABAA receptor in Western blots.

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