GABA<sub>A</sub> Receptor ?<sub>5</sub> Subunit Polyclonal Antibody

GABAA Receptor ?5 Subunit Polyclonal Antibody

CAT N°: 29271
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747.00 634.95

GABAA receptors are ligand-gated chloride channels that mediate the effects of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA in the CNS.{46949,46950} They are postsynaptic heteropentameric receptors that contain protein subunits from the following isoforms: ?1-6, ?1-4, ?1-3, ?, ?, ?, ?, and ?1-3, arranged around a central pore. Phasic inhibitory synaptic transmission is regulated by ?1?2?2 subunit-containing GABAA receptors, the major isoform found in the brain.{46950,46951} The ? subunit of GABAA receptors interfaces with a ? subunit to form the GABA binding site that initiates GABA-induced action potentials and forms the benzodiazepine binding site with the ? subunit. Approximately 5% of all GABAA receptors contain ?5 subunits and up to 25% of these receptors are expressed in the hippocampus, a region of the brain associated with learning and memory.{55095} Deletions in GABRA5, which encodes the ?5 subunit isoform, have been found on chromosome 15 in patients with Angelman syndrome who typically develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Levels of ?5 subunit-containing GABAA receptors are decreased in postmortem hippocampal samples from patients with advanced Alzheimer’s disease, Down syndrome, or fetal alcohol syndrome. Cayman’s GABAA Receptor ?5 Subunit Polyclonal Antibody can be used for immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Western blot (WB) applications. The antibody recognizes the GABAA receptor ?5 subunit at approximately 55 kDa from mouse and rat samples.

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