Phospho-Ser327 GABAA Receptor, γ2 subunit Antibody
Affinity purified rabbit polyclonal antibody
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Application
| FC, WB |
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Primary Accession | P18508 |
Reactivity | Rat |
Host | Rabbit |
Clonality | polyclonal |
Calculated MW | 45 KDa |
Gene ID | 29709 |
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Gene Name | GABRG2 |
Other Names | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-2, GABA(A) receptor subunit gamma-2, Gabrg2 |
Target/Specificity | Synthetic phospho-peptide corresponding to amino acid residues surrounding Ser327 conjugated to KLH. |
Dilution | FC~~1:500 WB~~ 1:1000 |
Format | Prepared from rabbit serum by affinity purification via sequential chromatography on phospho- and dephospho-peptide affinity columns. |
Antibody Specificity | Specific for ~45k GABAA receptor γ2 subunit phosphorylated at Ser327. Immunolabeling of the GABAA band is completely blocked by λ-phosphatase treatment |
Storage | Maintain refrigerated at 2-8°C for up to 6 months. For long term storage store at -20°C in small aliquots to prevent freeze-thaw cycles. |
Precautions | Phospho-Ser327 GABAA Receptor, γ2 subunit Antibody is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
Shipping | Blue Ice |
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Background
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. There are two major classes of GABA receptors: the GABAA and the GABAB subtype of receptors. 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 sub-stance 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. It has recently been suggested that PKCΕ regulates the sensitivity of GABAA α1β2γ2 receptors to ethanol and benzodiazepines through phosphorylation of serine 327 in the large intracellular loop of γ2 (Qi et al., 2007)
References
Olsen RW, Tobin AJ (1990) Molecular biology of GABAA receptors. FASEB 4:1469-1480.
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
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.
Qi ZH, Song M, Wallace MJ, Wang D, Newton PM, McMahon T, Chou WH, Zhang C, Shokat KM, Messing RO (2007) Protein kinase Cε regulates γ-aminobutyrate type A receptor sensitivity to ethanol and benzodiazepines through phosphorylation of γ2 subunits. J Biol Chem 282(45):33052-63.
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