Reactivity: | Human, Mouse, Rat |
Applications: | WB, IHC, IF/IC, ELISA |
Host Species: | Rabbit |
Isotype: | IgG |
Clonality: | Polyclonal antibody |
Gene Name: | cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 7 subunit |
Gene Symbol: | CHRNA7 |
Synonyms: | NACHRA7; CHRNA7-2; CHRNA7 |
Gene ID: | 1139 |
UniProt ID: | P36544 |
Immunogen: | Recombinant fusion protein containing a sequence corresponding to amino acids 23-230 of human CHRNA7 (NP_001177384.1). |
Dilution: | WB 1:500-1:2000; IHC 1:50-1:200; IF/IC 1:50-1:200 |
Purification Method: | Affinity purification |
Concentration: | 2.68mg/mL |
Buffer: | Buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide,50% glycerol,pH7.3. |
Storage: | Store at -20°C. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles. |
Documents: | Manual-CHRNA7 antibody |
Background
The nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are members of a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast signal transmission at synapses. The nAChRs are thought to be hetero-pentamers composed of homologous subunits. The proposed structure for each subunit is a conserved N-terminal extracellular domain followed by three conserved transmembrane domains, a variable cytoplasmic loop, a fourth conserved transmembrane domain, and a short C-terminal extracellular region. The protein encoded by this gene forms a homo-oligomeric channel, displays marked permeability to calcium ions and is a major component of brain nicotinic receptors that are blocked by, and highly sensitive to, alpha-bungarotoxin. Once this receptor binds acetylcholine, it undergoes an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane. This gene is located in a region identified as a major susceptibility locus for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and a chromosomal location involved in the genetic transmission of schizophrenia. An evolutionarily recent partial duplication event in this region results in a hybrid containing sequence from this gene and a novel FAM7A gene. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.
Images
![]() | Western blot analysis of lysates from MCF7 cells using CHRNA7 Rabbit pAb (A1588) at 1:2000 dilution. Secondary antibody: HRP-conjugated Goat anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L) (AS014) at 1:10000 dilution. Lysates/proteins: 25 μg per lane. Blocking buffer: 3% nonfat dry milk in TBST. Detection: ECL Basic Kit (RM00020). Exposure time: 120s. |
![]() | Immunohistochemistry analysis of paraffin-embedded Human placenta using CHRNA7 Rabbit pAb (A1588) at dilution of 1:100 (40x lens). Microwave antigen retrieval performed with 0.01M PBS Buffer (pH 7.2) prior to IHC staining. |
![]() | Immunofluorescence analysis of L-929 cells using CHRNA7 Rabbit pAb(A1588) at a dilution of 1:200 (40x lens). Secondary antibody:Cy3 Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L)(AS007) at 1:500 dilution. Blue: DAPI for nuclear staining. |
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