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Anti-Connexin 43 antibody, Mouse monoclonal

clone CXN-6, hybridoma cell culture supernatant

Synonym(s):

Anti-AVSD3, Anti-CMDR, Anti-CX43, Anti-EKVP, Anti-EKVP3, Anti-GJAL, Anti-HLHS1, Anti-HSS, Anti-ODDD, Anti-PPKCA

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

mouse

Quality Level

antibody form

culture supernatant

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

CXN-6, monoclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

species reactivity

chicken, rat, feline, bovine, human, porcine, mouse

packaging

antibody small pack of 25 μL

concentration

~1.0 mg/mL

technique(s)

immunoblotting: 1:5,000-1:7,500 using mouse myoblast C2C12 cell line extract
immunofluorescence: 1:500-1:1,000 using mouse myoblast C2C12 cell line
immunohistochemistry: 1:200-1:500 using heat-retrieved formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded mouse heart sections

isotype

IgM

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

bovine ... Gja1(281193)
cat ... Gja1(101100211)
chicken ... Gja1(395278)
human ... GJA1(2697)
mouse ... Gja1(14609)
rat ... Gja1(24392)

General description

Connexin 43 (Cx43) is also known as gap junction alpha-1 protein (GJA1). It is mapped to human chromosome 6q22.31. Cx43 is membrane protein with four transmembrane spanning regions, which comprise the gap junction channel. The loop connecting the transmembrane regions play a key role in channel docking. The N- and C-terminal amino acids are exposed to cytoplasm.

Immunogen

synthetic peptide from the C-terminal region of Connexin 43 protein, conjugated to KLH

Biochem/physiol Actions

Connexin 43 (Cx43) function is controlled by phosphorylation, SUMOylation and ubiquitination. The C-terminal tail of Cx43 modulates cytoskeletal dynamics and cell migration properties. Mutation in Cx43 leads to dysfunction of channel regulation domain and is associated with pathogenesis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Cx43 dysregulation in testis contributes to infertility and testicular tumor. A gene mutation in the Cx43 results in abnormal development of eyes and teeth in oculodentodigital dysplasia (ODDD) , craniometaphyseal dysplasia and sudden infant death syndrome. Mutations in the GJA1 results in abnormal facial and skull development in hallermann-streiff syndrome (HSS). Missense mutations in GJA1 gene is also implicated in skin disorder called the, erythrokeratodermia variabilis et progressiva (EKVP)

Physical form

The product is supplied as a culture supernatant solution containing 15 mM sodium azide as a preservative. The product contains bovine serum albumin and a human-derived protein.

Disclaimer

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Structural organization of gap junction channels
Sosinsky GE and Nicholson BJ
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 1711(2), 99-125 (2005)
Identification of connexin43 (alpha1) gap junction gene mutations in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)
Dasgupta C, et al.
Mutation Research. Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 479(1), 173-186 (2001)
The gap junction channel protein connexin 43 is covalently modified and regulated by SUMOylation
Kjenseth A, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287(19), 15851-15861 (2012)
Dominant de novo mutations in GJA1 cause erythrokeratodermia variabilis et progressiva, without features of oculodentodigital dysplasia
Boyden LM, et al.
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 135(6), 1540-1547 (2015)
Yan Zeng et al.
Cell & bioscience, 12(1), 191-191 (2022-12-03)
Mechanical loading promotes bone formation and osteocytes are a major mechanosensory cell in the bone. Both Piezo1 channels and connexin 43 hemichannels (Cx43 HCs) in osteocytes are important players in mechanotransduction and anabolic function by mechanical loading. However, the mechanism

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