Aquaporin 4 (AQP4) (C-term) Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Specifications

Product Data
Applications	WB
Recommend Dilution	Western blot 1 μg/ml.
Reactivity	Human, Mouse, Rat
Host	Rabbit
Clonality	Polyclonal
Immunogen	A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminal of human AQP4
Specificity	This antibody detects Aquaporin-4 (C-term). No cross reactivity with other proteins.
Formulation	5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3 State: Aff - Purified State: Lyophilized Ig fraction
Reconstitution Method	0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500μg/ml.
Purification	Immunogen affinity purified
Conjugation	Unconjugated
Storage Condition	Store at 2 - 8 °C for up to one month or (in aliquots) at -20 °C for longer. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Gene Name	aquaporin 4
Database Link	Entrez Gene 11829 MouseEntrez Gene 25293 RatEntrez Gene 361 Human UniProt ID P55087
Background	Aquaporin 4 is found in the basolateral cell membrane of principal collecting duct cells and provide a pathway for water to exit these cells. The gene of AQP4 is mapped to 18q11.2-q12.1. Similar to other aquaporins, the AQP4 gene is composed of 4 exons encoding 127, 55, 27, and 92 amino acids separated by introns of 0.8, 0.3, and 5.2 kb. Unlike other aquaporins, an alternative coding initiation sequence (designated exon 0) was located 2.7 kb upstream of exon 1. When spliced together, M1 and the subsequent 10 amino acids are encoded by exon 0; the next 11 amino acids and M23 are encoded by exon 1. AQP4 is expressed in astrocytes and is upregulated by direct insult to the central nervous system. AQP4 is the predominant water channel in the brain and has an important role in brain water homeostasis. It is abundant in mammalian brain and is concentrated in astrocytic foot processes at the blood-brain barrier.
Synonyms	AQP-4, WCH4, MIWC
Reference Data
Protein Families	Druggable Genome, Transmembrane

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