Melanopsin (OPN4) Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

CAT#: TA379478

OPN4 Rabbit polyclonal Antibody

Specifications

Product Data

• Applications: IHC, WB
• Recommended Dilution: WB,1:500 - 1:2000
  IHC,1:50 - 1:200
• Reactivities: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Host: Rabbit
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Immunogen: Recombinant fusion protein containing a sequence corresponding to amino acids 365-489 of human OPN4 (NP_001025186.1).
• Formulation: Buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide,50% glycerol,pH7.3.
• Concentration: lot specific
• Purification: Affinity purification
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• Stability: Shelf life: one year from despatch.
• Predicted Protein Size: 52kDa/53kDa
• Gene Name: opsin 4
• Database Link:
  Entrez Gene 94233 Human
  UniProt ID Q9UHM6
• Background: Opsins are members of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptor superfamily. This gene encodes a photoreceptive opsin protein that is expressed within the ganglion and amacrine cell layers of the retina. In mouse, retinal ganglion cell axons expressing this gene projected to the suprachiasmatic nucleus and other brain nuclei involved in circadian photoentrainment. In mouse, this protein is coupled to a transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channel through a G protein signaling pathway and produces a physiologic light response via membrane depolarization and increased intracellular calcium. The protein functions as a sensory photopigment and may also have photoisomerase activity. Experiments with knockout mice indicate that this gene attenuates, but does not abolish, photoentrainment. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.