Alpha chimerin Polyclonal Antibody

• Background:

  The Rac-GAP chimaerin family member Alpha-chimaerin (also known as N-chimaerin or rho GTPase-activating protein 2) has two splice variants: Alpha1 and Alpha2. The ?-chimaerin variant is a neuron-specific, diacylglycerol-binding and GTPase-activating protein for ras-related protein Rac 1. This variant lacks the N-terminal SH2 domain that is present in the Alpha2 variant. By inactivating Rac 1, Alpha1-chimaerin plays a significant role in the regulation of dendritic growth during neuronal development. It is recruited to the plasma membrane by phospholipase C Beta-coupled cell surface receptors activating the downstream generation of DAG (diacylglycerol) . Overexpression of Alpha1-chimaerin results in dendritic spine retraction and the loss of dendritic branches. In the presence of reduced neuronal activity, Alpha1-chimaerin expression is down-regulated resulting in an increase in spine growth and dendritic branching.

• Synonyms:

  A-chimaerin; Alpha-chimerin; ARHGAP2; CHIN_HUMAN; CHN; Chn1; N chimaerin; N chimerin; N-chimaerin; N-chimerin; NC; Rho GTPase-activating protein 2; RHOGAP2.

• Cellular Locus:

  Cytoplasm

• Host:

  Rabbit

• Immunogen:

  151-250/459

• Target:

  Alpha chimerin

• Clonality:

  Polyclonal

• Isotype:

  IgG

• Conjugation:

  Unconjugated

• Source:

  KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from human Alpha-chimerin

• Applications:

  WB, ELISA, IHC-P, IHC-F, IF (IHC-P), IF (IHC-F), IF (ICC)

• Purification:

  Purified by Protein A.

• Concentration:

  1µg/µl

• Dilution:

  WB (1:300-5000), ELISA (1:500-1000), IHC-P (1:200-400), IHC-F (1:100-500), IF (IHC-P) (1:50-200), IF (IHC-F) (1:50-200), IF (ICC) (1:50-200)

• Buffer:

  0.01M TBS (pH7.4) with 1% BSA, 0.02% Proclin300 and 50% Glycerol.

• Modification:

  Unmodified

• Storage Conditions:

  Shipped at 4°C. Store at -20°C for one year. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.

• Predicted Cross Reactivity:

  Human, Mouse, Rat, Dog, Cow, Sheep, Horse