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Cat. No.: 131 103C5

Amount: 50 µg

Price: $785.00

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Cat. No. 131 103C5	50 µg specific antibody, lyophilized. Affinity purified with the immunogen, fluorescence-labeled with Cyanine 5. Fluorescence labeled antibodies conjugated to (Sulfo-)Cyanine dyes are well suited for standard epi-fluorescence setups and confocal microscopy. Cyanine 2: λ_ex 492 nm / λ_em 508 nm Sulfo-Cyanine 3: λ_ex 554 nm / λ_em 568 nm Sulfo-Cyanine 5: λ_ex 649 nm / λ_em 667 nm (Sulfo-)Cyanine 5 dyes are well suited for STORM high resolution microscopy. Sulfo-Cyanines are highly water soluble and allow a higher labeling degree and consequently brighter conjugates. Albumin was added for stabilization. For reconstitution add 50 µl H₂O to get a 1mg/ml solution in PBS. Either add 1:1 (v/v) glycerol, then aliquot and store at -20°C until use, or store aliquots at -80°C without additives. Reconstitute immediately upon receipt! Avoid bright light when working with the antibody to minimize photo bleeching of the fluorescent dye.
Applications	WB: N/A IP: N/A ICC: 1 : 100 up to 1 : 200 (see remarks) gallery IHC: not tested yet IHC-P (FFPE): not tested yet Western blot (WB); separation of proteins by PAGE and subsequent transfer to a membrane. Detection of target molecules is carried out with antibodies. Some antibodies require special sample preparation steps. For details, please refer to the “Remarks” section. Immunoprecipitation (IP); Immunoisolation or pulldown of a target molecule using an antibody. For details and product specific hints, please refer to the ”Remarks” section. Immunocytochemistry (ICC) on 4% PFA fixed cells. Immunoreactivity is usually revealed by fluorescence. Some antibodies require special fixation methods. For details, please refer to the “Remarks” section. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) on 4% PFA perfusion fixed tissue with 24h PFA post fixation. Immunoreactivity is usually revealed by fluorescence or a chromogenic substrate. Some antibodies require special fixation methods or antigen retrieval steps. For details, please refer to the ”Remarks” section. Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P) of formalin fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue (some antibodies require special antigen retrieval steps, please refer to the ”Remarks” section). Immunoreactivity is usually revealed by fluorescence or a chromogenic substrate.
Label	Sulfo-Cyanine 5
Immunogen	Synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the carboxy terminus of rat VGAT (UniProt Id: O35458)
Reactivity	Reacts with: human (Q9H598), rat (O35458), mouse (O35633). Other species not tested yet.
Specificity	K.O. validated
Remarks	ICC: This antibody can also be used for labeling of recycling synaptic vesicles in living neurons. Further details see Martens et al. 2008.
Data sheet	Data Sheet 131_103c5 Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

References for VGAT - 131 103C5

Mechanism and effects of pulsatile GABA secretion from cytosolic pools in the human beta cell.
Menegaz D, Hagan DW, Almaça J, Cianciaruso C, Rodriguez-Diaz R, Molina J, Dolan RM, Becker MW, Schwalie PC, Nano R, Lebreton F, et al.
Nature metabolism (2019) 111: 1110-1126. 131 103C5 ICC, IHC; tested species: human,rat

Nanoscale Molecular Reorganization of the Inhibitory Postsynaptic Density Is a Determinant of GABAergic Synaptic Potentiation.
Pennacchietti F, Vascon S, Nieus T, Rosillo C, Das S, Tyagarajan SK, Diaspro A, Del Bue A, Petrini EM, Barberis A, Cella Zanacchi F, et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience (2017) 377: 1747-1756. 131 103C5 ICC

Inter-Synaptic Lateral Diffusion of GABAA Receptors Shapes Inhibitory Synaptic Currents.
de Luca E, Ravasenga T, Petrini EM, Polenghi A, Nieus T, Guazzi S, Barberis A
Neuron (2017) 951: 63-69.e5. 131 103C5 ICC; tested species: mouse

Synaptic recruitment of gephyrin regulates surface GABAA receptor dynamics for the expression of inhibitory LTP.
Petrini EM, Ravasenga T, Hausrat TJ, Iurilli G, Olcese U, Racine V, Sibarita JB, Jacob TC, Moss SJ, Benfenati F, Medini P, et al.
Nature communications (2014) 5: 3921. 131 103C5 ICC; tested species: mouse

Microglial Displacement of GABAergic Synapses Is a Protective Event during Complex Febrile Seizures.
Wan Y, Feng B, You Y, Yu J, Xu C, Dai H, Trapp BD, Shi P, Chen Z, Hu W
Cell reports (2020) 335: 108346. 131 103C5 IHC; tested species: mouse

miRNA-mediated control of gephyrin synthesis drives sustained inhibitory synaptic plasticity.
Welle TM, Rajgor D, Kareemo DJ, Garcia JD, Zych SM, Wolfe SE, Gookin SE, Martinez TP, Dell'Acqua ML, Ford CP, Kennedy MJ, et al.
EMBO reports (2024) 2511: 5141-5168. 131 103C5 UPTAKE; tested species: rat

Cat. No.: 131 103C5

Amount: 50 µg

Price: $785.00

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Background

The vesicular GABA transporter VGAT is responsible for uptake and storage of GABA and glycine by synaptic vesicles in the central nervous system. For this reason it is frequently referred to as the vesicular inhibitory aminoacid transporter VIAAT. It is different from the plasma membrane transporters in that it is driven by a proton electrochemical gradient across the vesicle membrane. So far, only one isoform is known. VGAT is currently the best marker for inhibitory nerve terminals.

For more information on protein expression pattern, please refer to the overview image in our SYSY Antibodies ATLAS.

1 ) Chaudhry FA et al., J. Neurosci. (1998)
2 ) McIntire SL et al., Nature (1997)
3 ) Sagné C et al., FEBS Lett. (1997)
4 ) Hell JW et al., EMBO J. (1988)

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