Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (vGluT2), also known as solute carrier family 17 member 6 (SLC17A6), is encoded by the gene mapped to human chromosome 11p14.3. The encoded protein belongs to the SLC17 family of transporters. vGluT2 is an integral membrane protein with 12 predicted transmembrane domains. It is localized on synaptic vesicles and is expressed mainly in neurons and endocrine terminals.
Immunogen
synthetic peptide located near the C-terminus of rat VGLUT2 (amino acids 520-538). The sequence is identical in mouse and human VGLUT2 and has no homology to VGLUT1.
Application
Anti-VGLUT2 (HY-19) antibody produced in rabbit has been used in:
western blot
immunolabelling.
immunohistochemistry.
Applications in which this antibody has been used successfully, and the associated peer-reviewed papers, are given below. Immunofluorescence (1 paper)
Biochem/physiol Actions
Vesicular glutamate transporters (vGluT) play a vital role in the transport of glutamate into secretory vesicles. They are also used as a specific markers to recognize glutamatergic neurons. vGluT2 is considered to be a potent target for reducing glutamatergic neurotransmission. Thus, vGluT2 could be useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases in which chronic excessive glutamate signaling has been involved. It is also used for treating epilepsy and pain.
Physical form
Solution in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide.
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Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 8, 198-198 (2014-11-02)
Motor slowing and forebrain white matter loss have been reported in premanifest Huntington's disease (HD) prior to substantial striatal neuron loss. These findings raise the possibility that early motor defects in HD may be related to loss of excitatory input
Confocal laser scanning microscopy and ultrastructural study of VGLUT2 thalamic input to striatal projection neurons in rats.
Lei W, et al.
The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 521(6), 1354-1377 (2013)
Effect of early embryonic deletion of huntingtin from pyramidal neurons on the development and long-term survival of neurons in cerebral cortex and striatum.
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