CHRNA7 Antibody | 16-294

CHRNA7 Antibody | 16-294 | Gentaur UK, US & Europe Distribution

Host: Rabbit

Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat

Homology: N/A

Immunogen: Recombinant fusion protein containing a sequence corresponding to amino acids 23-230 of human CHRNA7 (NP_001177384.1) .

Research Area: Cancer, Neuroscience

Tested Application: WB, IHC

Application: WB: 1:500 - 1:2000
IHC: 1:50 - 1:200

Specificiy: N/A

Positive Control 1: SGC-7901

Positive Control 2: U-251MG

Positive Control 3: Mouse brain

Positive Control 4: Mouse heart

Positive Control 5: Rat brain

Positive Control 6: N/A

Molecular Weight: Observed: 53kDa

Validation: N/A

Isoform: N/A

Purification: Affinity purification

Clonality: Polyclonal

Clone: N/A

Isotype: IgG

Conjugate: Unconjugated

Physical State: Liquid

Buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.3.

Concentration: N/A

Storage Condition: Store at -20˚C. Avoid freeze / thaw cycles.

Alternate Name: CHRNA7, NACHRA7, CHRNA7-2

User Note: Optimal dilutions for each application to be determined by the researcher.

BACKGROUND: The nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are members of a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast signal transmission at synapses. The nAChRs are thought to be hetero-pentamers composed of homologous subunits. The proposed structure for each subunit is a conserved N-terminal extracellular domain followed by three conserved transmembrane domains, a variable cytoplasmic loop, a fourth conserved transmembrane domain, and a short C-terminal extracellular region. The protein encoded by this gene forms a homo-oligomeric channel, displays marked permeability to calcium ions and is a major component of brain nicotinic receptors that are blocked by, and highly sensitive to, alpha-bungarotoxin. Once this receptor binds acetylcholine, it undergoes an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane. This gene is located in a region identified as a major susceptibility locus for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and a chromosomal location involved in the genetic transmission of schizophrenia. An evolutionarily recent partial duplication event in this region results in a hybrid containing sequence from this gene and a novel FAM7A gene. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.