Anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 Antibody Picoband®

About this product

Boster Bio Anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 Antibody catalog # PA1026-1. Tested in IHC, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human, Mouse, Rat. The brand Picoband indicates this is a premium antibody that guarantees superior quality, high affinity, and strong signals with minimal background in Western blot applications. Only our best-performing antibodies are designated as Picoband, ensuring unmatched performance.

Specifications

Catalog number

PA1026-1

Size / count

100 µg/Vial

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

Connexins 43 (Cx43), also called GAP Junction Protein, alpha-1 (GJA1) . Connexin 43 is a member of the connexin gene family which abundantly expressed in the heart and liver and was mapped to 6q21-q23.2. Connexin43, the major protein of gap junctions in the heart, is targeted by several protein kinases that regulate myocardial cell-cell coupling. Mutations in the connexin43 gap-junction gene, which lead to abnormally regulated cell-cell communication, are associated with visceroatrial heterotaxia. Cx43 must also play a critical role in the physiology of hearing, presumably by participating in the recycling of potassium to the cochlear endolymph.

Synonyms

Gap junction alpha-1 protein; Connexin-43; Cx43; Gap junction 43 kDa heart protein; GJA1; GJAL

Gene Name

GJA1

Gene ID

2697

UniProt

P17302

Host

Rabbit

Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Rat

Cross Reactivity

No cross-reactivity with other proteins

Immunogen

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of human Connexin 43, identical to the related rat and mouse sequences.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Tissue Specificity

Expressed in the heart and fetal cochlea. .

Applications

IHC, WB

Field of Research

Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular, Cell Adhesion, Cytoskeleton/ECM, Signal Transduction, Vascular Inflammation

Purification

Immunogen affinity purified.

Concentration

Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.

Form

Lyophilized

Reconstitution

Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

Function

Gap junction protein that acts as a regulator of bladder capacity. A gap junction consists of a cluster of closely packed pairs of transmembrane channels, the connexons, through which materials of low MW diffuse from one cell to a neighboring cell. May play a critical role in the physiology of hearing by participating in the recycling of potassium to the cochlear endolymph. Negative regulator of bladder functional capacity: acts by enhancing intercellular electrical and chemical transmission, thus sensitizing bladder muscles to cholinergic neural stimuli and causing them to contract (By similarity) . .

References & Citations

1. Britz-Cunningham, S. H.; Shah, M. M.; Zuppan, C. W.; Fletcher, W. H. : Mutations of the connexin43 gap-junction gene in patients with heart malformations and defects of laterality. New Eng. J. Med. 332: 1323-1329, 1995. 2. Liu, X. Z.; Xia, X. J.; Adams, J.; Chen, Z. Y.; Welch, K. O.; Tekin, M.; Ouyang, X. M.; Kristiansen, A.; Pandya, A.; Balkany, T.; Arnos, K. S.; Nance, W. E. : Mutations in GJA1 (connexin 43) are associated with non-syndromic autosomal recessive deafness. Hum. Molec. Genet. 10: 2945-2951, 2001.

Storage Conditions

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Calculated Molecular Weight

43008 MW

Observed Molecular Weight

43 kDa

Specificity

No cross reactivity with other proteins.

Gene Name Synonym

Gap junction alpha-1 protein

Subcellular Location

Cell membrane ; Multi-pass membrane protein . Cell junction, gap junction . Endoplasmic reticulum .

Sequence Similarities

Belongs to the connexin family. Alpha-type (group II) subfamily.

Protein Name

Gap junction alpha-1 protein

Isotype

Rabbit IgG

Contents

Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.01mg Thimerosal, 0.01mg NaN3.