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Anti-GABAA Receptor (α3 subunit) antibody produced in rabbit

affinity isolated antibody, lyophilized powder

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MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

form

lyophilized powder

species reactivity

rat

technique(s)

immunohistochemistry: 1:200 using Rat brain frozen sections
western blot: 1:200-1:300 using Rat brain membranes

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... GABRA3(2556)
mouse ... Gabra3(14396)
rat ... Gabra3(24947)

General description

GABAA and GABAB receptors differ with regard to their ionic characteristics and pharmacological properties. The GABAA receptor is an ionotropic receptor that forms the GABA gated chloride channel and consists of several heterogeneous subunits with membrane recognition sites for benzodiazapenes.

Immunogen

peptide corresponding to amino acid residues 1-15 of human GABA(A) receptor α3 subunit. Identical in rat and mouse. Highly conserved (14/15 residues) in bovine.

Application

Anti-GABAA Receptor (α3 subunit) antibody produced in rabbit is suitable for immunohistochemistry at a working dilution of 1:200 using rat brain frozen sections and immunoblotting at 1:200-1:300 using rat brain membranes.

Biochem/physiol Actions

The inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA signals through two distinct types of pre- and postsynaptic receptors, GABAA and GABAB. Both GABA receptors can regulate depression of synaptic transmission and be involved in the inhibition controlling neuronal excitability. α3 is a subtype of GABAA receptor expressed selectively by serotonergic and GABAergic neurons. Serotonergic neurons express strong α3 immunoreactivity but, do not show any α1 immunoreactivity. On the contrary, GABAergic neurons express both α1 and α3 subunits.

Physical form

Lyophilized from phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 1% bovine serum albumin, 5% sucrose and 0.025% sodium azide

Disclaimer

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Eung-Kwon Pae et al.
International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience, 29(8), 819-826 (2011-10-04)
Perinatal hypoxia commonly causes brain injury in infants, but the time course and mechanisms underlying the preferential male injury are unclear. Intermittent hypoxia disturbs cerebellar γ-aminobutyric (GABA)-A receptor profiles during the perinatal period, possibly responding to transient excitatory processes associated
B Gao et al.
Neuroscience, 54(4), 881-892 (1993-06-01)
GABAA-receptors in the brain display a striking structural heterogeneity, which is based on a multiplicity of diverse subunits. The allocation of GABAA-receptor subtypes to identified neurons is essential for an analysis of the functional significance of receptor heterogeneity. Among GABA-receptive
Shubhash C Yadav et al.
Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 12, 99-99 (2019-05-09)
In the mammalian retina, amacrine cells represent the most diverse cell class and are involved in the spatio-temporal processing of visual signals in the inner plexiform layer. They are connected to bipolar, other amacrine and ganglion cells, forming complex networks
Manmei Long et al.
Molecular cancer, 16(1), 167-167 (2017-10-29)
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) can act as oncogenes or tumor suppressors by controlling cell proliferation, differentiation, metastasis and apoptosis, and miRNA dysregulation is involved in the development of pancreatic cancer (PC). Our previous study demonstrated that Gabra3 plays critical roles in cancer
Keita Harada et al.
Journal of neurochemistry, 158(2), 153-168 (2021-03-12)
γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is thought to play a paracrine role in adrenal medullary chromaffin (AMC) cells. Comparative physiological and immunocytochemical approaches were used to address the issue of how the paracrine function of GABA in AMC cells is established. GABAA

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