Cell Signaling Technology
XP Monoclonal Antibody

Product Pathways - Neuroscience

GAD2 (D5G2) XP® Rabbit mAb #5843

Applications Reactivity Sensitivity MW (kDa) Isotype
W IP IF-F H M R Endogenous 60 Rabbit IgG

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

Protocols

Specificity / Sensitivity

GAD2 (D5G2) XP® Rabbit mAb recognizes endogenous levels of total GAD2 protein.

Source / Purification

Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the carboxy terminus of human GAD2 protein.

Western Blotting

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from neonatal mouse and fetal rat brain using GAD2 (D5G2) XP® Rabbit mAb.

IF-F

IF-F

Confocal immunofluorescent analysis of mouse brain using GAD2 (D5G2) XP® Rabbit mAb (green). Blue pseudocolor = DRAQ5® #4084 (fluorescent DNA marker).

Background

The enzyme glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) is responsible for the synthesis of the essential neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) from L-glutamic acid (1). GAD1 (GAD67) and GAD2 (GAD65) are expressed in nervous and endocrine systems (2) and are thought to be involved in synaptic transmission (3) and insulin secretion (4), respectively. Autoantibodies against GAD2 may serve as markers for type I diabetes (5). Many individuals suffering from an adult onset disorder known as Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) also express autoantibodies to GAD2 (6).

  1. Kaufman, D.L. et al. (1991) J Neurochem 56, 720-3.
  2. Feldblum, S. et al. (1993) J Neurosci Res 34, 689-706.
  3. Gao, B. and Moore, R.Y. (1996) J Biol Rhythms 11, 172-9.
  4. Rubi, B. et al. (2001) J Biol Chem 276, 36391-6.
  5. Gilliam, L.K. et al. (2004) Clin Exp Immunol 138, 337-41.
  6. Skorstad, G. et al. (2008) Eur J Neurol 15, 973-80.

Application References

Have you published research involving the use of our products? If so we'd love to hear about it. Please let us know!

Companion Products


For Research Use Only. Not For Use In Diagnostic Procedures.

Products