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MABN1618

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Anti-Nicotinic Acetylchone Receptor alpha 1 Antibody, clone 7C8.2

clone 7C8.2, from mouse

Synonym(s):

Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha, AChR nicotinic alpha 1

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
eCl@ss:
32160702
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

mouse

Quality Level

antibody form

purified immunoglobulin

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

7C8.2, monoclonal

species reactivity

rat, human

packaging

antibody small pack of 25 μg

technique(s)

immunohistochemistry: suitable (paraffin)
western blot: suitable

isotype

IgG2aκ

NCBI accession no.

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

ambient

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... CHRNA1(1134)

General description

Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha (UniProt: P02708; AChR nicotinic alpha 1) is encoded by the CHRNA1 (also known as ACHRA, CHNRA) gene (Gene ID: 1134) in human. Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor is a member of the ligan-gated ion channel family. It is a multi-pass membrane protein on the post-synaptic cell membrane. Nicotinic Ach receptor is a pentamer of two alpha chains and one each of the beta, delta, and gamma (in immature muscle) or epsilon (in mature muscle) chains. Two isoforms of this receptor have been described that are produced by alternative splicing. Isoform 1 is only expressed in skeletal muscle and isoform 2 is constitutively expressed in skeletal muscle, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung and thymus. It contains an extracellular domain (aa 21-255), four helical domains (aa 256-280; 288-306; 322-341; and 454-472) and a cytoplasmic domain (aa 342-453). After binding acetylcholine, the AChR responds by an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane. Defects in CHRNA1 gene are linked to Myasthenic syndrome, which is characterized by muscle weakness affecting the axial and limb muscles, and the ocular muscles that lead to ptosis and opthalmoplegia. The alpha subunit is the main focus for antibody binding in myasthenia gravis.

Specificity

Clone 7C8.2 detects nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha in human and rat. It targets an epitope within 97 amino acids from the C-terminal half.

Immunogen

GST/His-tagged recombinant fragment corresponding to 97 amino acids from the C-terminal half of human nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha.

Application

Anti-Nicotinic Acetylchone Receptor alpha 1, clone 7C8.2, Cat. No. MABN1618, is a highly specific mouse monoclonal antibody that targets CHRNA1 and has been tested for use in Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) and Western Blotting.
Research Category
Neuroscience
Western Blotting Analysis: 0.5 µg/mL from a representative lot detected Nicotinic Acetylchone Receptor alpha 1 in 10 µg of SW480 cell lysate.

Immunohistochemistry Analysis: A 1:50 dilution from a representative lot detected Nicotinic Acetylchone Receptor alpha 1 in human colon cancer tissue sections.

Quality

Evaluated by Western Blotting in L6 cell lysate.

Western Blotting Analysis: 0.5 µg/mL of this antibody detected Nicotinic Acetylchone Receptor alpha 1 in 10 µg of L6 cell lysate.

Target description

~55 kD observed; 54.55 kDa calculated. Uncharacterized bands may be observed in some lysate(s).

Physical form

Format: Purified
Protein G purified
Purified mouse monoclonal antibody IgG2a in buffer containing 0.1 M Tris-Glycine (pH 7.4), 150 mM NaCl with 0.05% sodium azide.

Storage and Stability

Stable for 1 year at 2-8°C from date of receipt.

Other Notes

Concentration: Please refer to lot specific datasheet.

Disclaimer

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Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 1


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