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SAB4200039

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Anti-Serotonin Transporter (N-terminal) antibody produced in rabbit

~1.5 mg/mL, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous solution

Synonym(s):

Anti-5-hydroxytryptamine transporter, Anti-5HTT, Anti-HTT, Anti-OCD1, Anti-SERT, Anti-SLC6A4 solute carrier family 6, member 4

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

mol wt

antigen ~83 kDa

species reactivity

human

concentration

~1.5 mg/mL

technique(s)

western blot: 1.5-3.0 μg/mL using SH-SY5Y cell lysates

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

General description

Solute carrier family 6 member 4 (SLC6A4), also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine transporter (5-HTT), is an integral membrane protein, encoded by the gene mapped to human chromosome 17q11.2. The encoded protein is a member of SLC6 gene family and is mainly expressed in brain and blood cells.

Application

Anti-Serotonin Transporter (N-terminal) antibody produced in rabbit has been used in western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Solute carrier family 6 member 4 (SLC6A4) catalyzes the transport of neurotransmitter serotonin from the synaptic space into presynaptic neurons. It also plays a vital role in mood and anxiety regulation. Mutation on the gene might alter the expression of serotonin (5HT) in the synaptic cleft, which ultimately leads to schizophrenia. Allelic variations in the gene increases the risk of susceptibility to autism and rigid-compulsive behaviors.
The polymorphic promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene serotonin-transporter-linked polymorphic region (5HTTLPR), has been suggested to affect serotonin uptake and may play a role in the pathogenesis of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and aggressive behavior.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phos­phate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Elevation of cortical serotonin transporter activity upon peripheral immune challenge is regulated independently of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activation and transporter phosphorylation.
Schwamborn R, et.al.
Journal of Neurochemistry, 137, 423-435 (2016)
Epigenetic changes of serotonin transporter in the patients with alcohol dependence: methylation of an serotonin transporter promoter CpG island.
Park BY
Psychiatry Investigation, 8, 130-133 (2011)
Shota Katori et al.
Scientific reports, 7(1), 15908-15908 (2017-11-23)
Serotonergic axons extend diffuse projections throughout various brain areas, and serotonergic system disruption causes neuropsychiatric diseases. Loss of the cytoplasmic region of protocadherin-α (Pcdh-α) family proteins, products of the diverse clustered Pcdh genes, causes unbalanced distributions (densification and sparsification) of
Linkage mapping of serotonin transporter protein gene SLC6A4 on chromosome 17
Gelernter J
Human Genetics, 95, 677-680 (1995)
Genetic variation in the serotonin transporter promoter region affects serotonin uptake in human blood platelets.
Greenberg BD
American Journal of Medical Genetics, 88, 83-87 (1999)

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