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Anti-Gephyrin Antibody

GPHN, Putative glycine receptor-tubulin linker protein, MPT adenylyltransferase, MPT Mo-transferase

Cat #: AIP-005
Alternative Name GPHN, Putative glycine receptor-tubulin linker protein, MPT adenylyltransferase, MPT Mo-transferase
Lyophilized Powder yes
Type: Polyclonal
Host: Rabbit
Reactivity: h, m, r
Immunogen
  • Peptide (C)RDAIVKVKEVHDE, corresponding to amino acid residues 183-195 of rat Gephyrin (Accession Q03555). Intracellular.
Accession (Uniprot) Number Q03555
Gene ID 64845
Peptide confirmation Confirmed by amino acid analysis and mass spectrometry.
Homology Mouse, human – identical.
RRID AB_2722662.
Purity Affinity purified on immobilized antigen.
Form Lyophilized powder. Reconstituted antibody contains phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.4, 1% BSA, 0.05% NaN3.
Isotype Rabbit IgG.
Storage before reconstitution The antibody ships as a lyophilized powder at room temperature. Upon arrival, it should be stored at -20°C.
Reconstitution 25 µl, 50 µl or 0.2 ml double distilled water (DDW), depending on the sample size.
Antibody concentration after reconstitution 0.85 mg/ml.
Storage after reconstitution The reconstituted solution can be stored at 4°C for up to 1 week. For longer periods, small aliquots should be stored at -20°C. Avoid multiple freezing and thawing. Centrifuge all antibody preparations before use (10000 x g 5 min).
Standard quality control of each lot Western blot analysis.
Applications: if, ih, wb
May also work in: ic*, ip*
Western blot
  • Western blot analysis of rat (lanes 1 and 3) and mouse (lanes 2 and 4) brain lysates:
    Western blot analysis of rat (lanes 1 and 3) and mouse (lanes 2 and 4) brain lysates:
    1,2. Anti-Gephyrin Antibody (#AIP-005), (1:200).
    3,4. Anti-Gephyrin Antibody, preincubated with Gephyrin Blocking Peptide (#BLP-IP005).
Immunohistochemistry
  • Expression of Gephyrin in rat hippocampus
    Expression of Gephyrin in rat hippocampus
    Immunohistochemical staining of rat hippocampal dentate gyrus sections using Anti-Gephyrin Antibody (#AIP-005). A. Gephyrin staining (green) appears in hilus of the dentate gyrus (arrows). B. Nuclear staining using DAPI as the counterstain (blue). C. Merge image of panel A and B.
References
  1. Chen, J. et al. (2014) Front. Cell. Neurosci. 8, 276.
  2. Tyagarajan, S.K. and Fritschy, J.M. (2010) J. Physiol. 588, 101.
  3. Maric, H.M. et al. (2014) ACS Chem. Biol. 9, 2554.
  4. Fritschy, J.M. et al. (2008) Trends Neurosci. 31, 257.
  5. Zacchi, P. et al. (2014) Front. Cell. Neurosci. 8, 103.
  6. Lorenzo, L.E. et al. (2014) J. Neurosci. 34, 8300.
Scientific background

Gephyrin is a highly conserved, intracellular scaffolding protein responsible for the post-synaptic anchoring and assembly of the inhibitory glycine and γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GlyR and GABAAR); it essentially anchors the receptors, by auto-oligomerization, to the cytoskeleton1,2.

GABAergic transmission is important for the mediation of neuronal excitability and has a crucial role in neurodevelopment, throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems (especially via GABAAR). Glycinergic neurons on the other hand control motor functions and sensory signaling as well as take part in pain transmission in the spine's dorsal horn. Importantly, gephyrin has a 1:1 stoichiometry with GlyR3,4.

Up-to-date atomic force microscopy data of gephyrin has shown that it forms trimers with multiple conformations. It is a modular construct with three domains: an N-terminal G-, a central C- and a C-terminal E-domain. Recent work suggests also that gephyrin regulates neuronal differentiation by anchoring small cytoskeletal-related signaling molecules at unique subcellular locations2,5,6.

Application key:

CBE- Cell-based ELISA, FC- Flow cytometry, ICC- Immunocytochemistry, IE- Indirect ELISA, IF- Immunofluorescence, IFC- Indirect flow cytometry, IHC- Immunohistochemistry, IP- Immunoprecipitation, LCI- Live cell imaging, N- Neutralization, WB- Western blot

Species reactivity key:

H- Human, M- Mouse, R- Rat
Lyophilized Powder
Image & Title: Anti-Gephyrin Antibody
Multiplex staining of Vesicular GABA Transporter and Gephyrin in rat spinal cord.Immunohistochemical staining of perfusion-fixed frozen rat spinal cord sections using Anti-Gephyrin Antibody (#AIP-005), (1:300) and Anti-Vesicular GABA Transporter (VGAT)-ATTO Fluor-594 Antibody (#AGT-005-AR), (1:80). A. Gephyrin staining (green) appears in the superficial layer of the spinal dorsal horn and some cellular profiles were stained. B. VGAT staining (red) appears in superficial layer and in cell profiles. C. Merge images of A and B reveals co-localization (arrows) in superficial layers and separate expression in some cells. Cell nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue) as the counterstain.
Last update: 08/01/2023

Alomone Labs is pleased to offer a highly specific antibody directed against an epitope of rat Gephyrin. Anti-Gephyrin Antibody (#AIP-005) can be used in western blot and immunohistochemistry applications. It has been designed to recognize GPHN from rat, mouse, and human samples.

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