Invitrogen™ GRID2 Polyclonal Antibody

Beschreibung

Immunogen sequence: RVPSKEDDKE IDLEHLHRRV NSLCTDDDSP HKQFSTSSID LTPLDIDTLP TRQALEQISD FRNTHITTTT FIPEQIQTLS RTLSAKAASG FTFGNVPEHR TGPFRHRAPN GGFFRSPIKT MSSIPYQPTP TLGLNLGNDP DR Highest antigen sequence identity to the following orthologs: Mouse - 99%, Rat - 99%.

GRID2 is a member of the family of ionotropic glutamate receptors which are the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter receptors in the mammalian brain. The encoded protein is a multi-pass membrane protein that is expressed selectively in cerebellar Purkinje cells. A point mutation in the mouse ortholog, associated with the phenotype named 'lurcher', in the heterozygous state leads to ataxia resulting from selective, cell-autonomous apoptosis of cerebellar Purkinje cells during postnatal development. Mice homozygous for this mutation die shortly after birth from massive loss of mid- and hindbrain neurons during late embryogenesis. This protein also plays a role in synapse organization between parallel fibers and Purkinje cells. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. Mutations in this gene cause cerebellar ataxia in humans.