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HPA016488

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Anti-SLC6A6 antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution, Ab2

Synonym(s):

Anti-Sodium- and chloride-dependent taurine transporter, Anti-Solute carrier family 6 member 6

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:
NACRES:
NA.43

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

product line

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

species reactivity

human

enhanced validation

orthogonal RNAseq
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technique(s)

immunohistochemistry: 1:200-1:500

immunogen sequence

GPFLVRVKYLLTPREPNRWAVEREGATPYNSRTVMNGALVKPTHIIVETM

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... SLC6A6(6533)

General description

Solute carrier family 6 member 6 (SLC6A6) belongs to the Slc6 transporter family. The SLC6A6 gene is mapped to human chromosome 3p25.1. It is expressed in retinal capillary endothelial cells.

Immunogen

Sodium- and chloride-dependent taurine transporter recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

Application

All Prestige Antibodies Powered by Atlas Antibodies are developed and validated by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project and as a result, are supported by the most extensive characterization in the industry.

The Human Protein Atlas project can be subdivided into three efforts: Human Tissue Atlas, Cancer Atlas, and Human Cell Atlas. The antibodies that have been generated in support of the Tissue and Cancer Atlas projects have been tested by immunohistochemistry against hundreds of normal and disease tissues and through the recent efforts of the Human Cell Atlas project, many have been characterized by immunofluorescence to map the human proteome not only at the tissue level but now at the subcellular level. These images and the collection of this vast data set can be viewed on the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) site by clicking on the Image Gallery link. We also provide Prestige Antibodies® protocols and other useful information.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Solute carrier family 6 member 6 (SLC6A6) mediates taurine transport. It favors colorectal tumor progression and may serve as a target for treating colorectal cancer (CRC). Inactivating SLC6A6 in murine models makes them susceptible to apoptosis. Mutation especially, biallelic in the SLC6A6 gene may lead to retinal degeneration. Functionally defective SLC6A6 leads to altered taurine homeostasis.

Features and Benefits

Prestige Antibodies® are highly characterized and extensively validated antibodies with the added benefit of all available characterization data for each target being accessible via the Human Protein Atlas portal linked just below the product name at the top of this page. The uniqueness and low cross-reactivity of the Prestige Antibodies® to other proteins are due to a thorough selection of antigen regions, affinity purification, and stringent selection. Prestige antigen controls are available for every corresponding Prestige Antibody and can be found in the linkage section.

Every Prestige Antibody is tested in the following ways:
  • IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
  • Protein array of 364 human recombinant protein fragments.

Linkage

Corresponding Antigen APREST73283

Physical form

Solution in phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 40% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide

Legal Information

Prestige Antibodies is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1


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Muhammad Ansar et al.
Human molecular genetics, 29(4), 618-623 (2020-01-07)
In a consanguineous Pakistani family with two affected individuals, a homozygous variant Gly399Val in the eighth transmembrane domain of the taurine transporter SLC6A6 was identified resulting in a hypomorph transporting capacity of ~15% compared with normal. Three-dimensional modeling of this
Masatoshi Tomi et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1778(10), 2138-2142 (2008-05-27)
The purpose of this study was to identify the uptake mechanism of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) via taurine transporter (Slc6a6/TauT) and its relationship with GABA transport at the inner BRB. Rat Slc6a6/TauT-transfected HeLa cells exhibited Na(+)-, Cl(-)-, and concentration-dependent [3H]GABA uptake
Masahiro Yasunaga et al.
Scientific reports, 4, 4852-4852 (2014-05-02)
The treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) might be improved by the identification of a signalling pathway that could be targeted with novel therapeutics. The results of this study indicate that the taurine transporter SLC6A6 is highly expressed in CRC cells
Markus N Preising et al.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 33(10), 11507-11527 (2019-07-28)
We previously reported that inactivation of the transmembrane taurine transporter (TauT or solute carrier 6a6) causes early retinal degeneration in mice. Compatible with taurine's indispensability for cell volume homeostasis, protein stabilization, cytoprotection, antioxidation, and immuno- and neuromodulation, mice develop multisystemic

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