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FAAH1 (L14B8) Mouse mAb #2942

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Isotype
W IP H M Endogenous 60 Mouse IgG1

Applications Key:  W=Western Blotting  IP=Immunoprecipitation
Reactivity Key:  H=Human  M=Mouse
Species cross-reactivity is determined by western blot. Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology.

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

FAAH1 (L14B8) Mouse mAb detects endogenous levels of total FAAH1 protein.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the sequence of human FAAH1.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from mouse brain using FAAH1 (L14B8) Mouse mAb.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from human brain using FAAH1 (L14B8) Mouse mAb.

Background

Endogenous cannabinoids have been implicated in addictive behaviors and drug abuse (1). Fatty-acid amide hydrolase 1 (FAAH1) is a plasma membrane-bound hydrolase that converts oleamide to oleic acid (2). This hydrolase also converts the cannabinoid anandamide, the endogenous ligand for the CB1 cannabinoid receptor, to arachidonic acid, suggesting a role in fatty-acid amide inactivation (2). Mice lacking FAAH1 have significantly higher levels of anandamide in the brain and show decreased sensitivity to pain, further indicating a role for FAAH1 in the regulation of endocannabinoid signaling in vivo (3). FAAH1 null mice also demonstrate an increased preference for alcohol and an increased voluntary uptake of alcohol as compared to wild-type mice, indicating a role of FAAH1 in modulating addictive behaviors (1).

  1. Blednov, Y.A. et al. (2007) Neuropsychopharmacology 32, 1570-82.
  2. Cravatt, B.F. et al. (1996) Nature 384, 83-7.
  3. Cravatt, B.F. et al. (2001) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 98, 9371-6.

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