anti-Kcnj2 antibody product blog
Tags: Antibody; Monoclonal Antibody; Kcnj2; anti-KCNJ2 antibody; Kir2.1;
The Kcnj2 kcnj2 (Catalog #MBS804822) is an Antibody produced from Mouse and is intended for research purposes only. The product is available for immediate purchase. The Kir2.1 Antibody: ATTO 488 reacts with Mouse, Rat and may cross-react with other species as described in the data sheet. MyBioSource\'s Kir2.1 can be used in a range of immunoassay formats including, but not limited to, Western Blot (WB), Immunocytochemistry (ICC), Immunofluorescence (IF).1-10ug/mL (WB), 0.1-1.0ug/mL (Perox) (IHC/ICC), 1.0-10ug/mL (IF). Researchers should empirically determine the suitability of the Kcnj2 kcnj2 for an application not listed in the data sheet. Researchers commonly develop new applications and it is an integral, important part of the investigative research process.
The Kcnj2 kcnj2 product has the following accession number(s) (GI #6680530) (NCBI Accession #NP_032451) (Uniprot Accession #P35561). Researchers may be interested in using Bioinformatics databases such as those available at The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website for more information about accession numbers and the proteins they represent. Even researchers unfamiliar with bioinformatics databases will find the NCBI databases to be quite user friendly and useful.
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Please refer to the product datasheet for known applications of a given antibody. We\'ve tested the Kir2.1 Antibody: ATTO 488 with the following immunoassay(s):
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) (Immunohistochemistry analysis using Mouse Anti-Kir2.1 Potassium Channel Monoclonal Antibody, Clone S112B-14. Tissue: backskin. Species: Mouse. Fixation: Bouin\'s Fixative and paraffin-embedded. Primary Antibody: Mouse Anti-Kir2.1 Potassium Channel Monoclonal Antibody at 1:100 for 1 hour at RT. Secondary Antibody: FITC Goat Anti-Mouse (green) at 1:50 for 1 hour at RT. Localization: Nuclear expression in the epidermis and hair follicles.)
Western Blot (WB) (Western Blot analysis of Monkey COS transient cell lysate showing detection of Kir2.1 Potassium Channel protein using Mouse Anti-Kir2.1 Potassium Channel Monoclonal Antibody, Clone S112B-14. Load: 15 ug. Block: 1.5% BSA for 30 minutes at RT. Primary Antibody: Mouse Anti-Kir2.1 Potassium Channel Monoclonal Antibody at 1:1000 for 2 hours at RT. Secondary Antibody: Sheep Anti-Mouse IgG: HRP for 1 hour at RT.)
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) (Immunohistochemistry analysis using Mouse Anti-Kir2.1 Potassium Channel Monoclonal Antibody, Clone S112B-14. Tissue: hippocampus. Species: Human. Fixation: Bouin\'s Fixative and paraffin-embedded. Primary Antibody: Mouse Anti-Kir2.1 Potassium Channel Monoclonal Antibody at 1:1000 for 1 hour at RT. Secondary Antibody: FITC Goat Anti-Mouse (green) at 1:50 for 1 hour at RT.)
Background Info: Detects ~55kDa. No cross-reactivity against Kir2.2 or Kir2.3
Scientific Background: Ion channels are integral membrane proteins that help establish and control the small voltage gradient across the plasma membrane of living cells by allowing the flow of ions down their electrochemical gradient (1). They are present in the membranes that surround all biological cells because their main function is to regulate the flow of ions across this membrane. Whereas some ion channels permit the passage of ions based on charge, others conduct based on an ionic species, such as sodium or potassium. Furthermore, in some ion channels, the passage is governed by a gate which is controlled by chemical or electrical signals, temperature, or mechanical forces. There are a few main classifications of gated ion channels. There are voltage- gated ion channels, ligand- gated, other gating systems and finally those that are classified differently, having more exotic characteristics. The first are voltage- gated ion channels which open and close in response to membrane potential. These are then separated into sodium, calcium, potassium, proton, transient receptor, and cyclic nucleotide-gated channels; each of which is responsible for an unique role. Ligand-gated ion channels are also known as ionotropic receptors, and they open in response to specific ligand molecules binding to the extracellular domain of the receptor protein. The other gated classifications include activation and inactivation by second messengers, inward-rectifier potassium channels, calcium-activated potassium channels, two-pore-domain potassium channels, light-gated channels, mechano-sensitive ion channels and cyclic nucleotide-gated channels. Finally, the other classifications are based on less normal characteristics such as two-pore channels, and transient receptor potential channels (2). The Kir2.1 inward-rectifier potassium ion channel is encoded by the KCNJ2 gene. A defect in this gene is associated with Andersen-Tawil syndrome (3).