Synaptic Systems

Cat. No.: 131 103C3

Amount: 50 µg

Price: $785.00

Cat. No. 131 103C3	50 µg specific antibody, lyophilized. Affinity purified with the immunogen, fluorescence-labeled with Cyanine 3. Fluorescence labeled antibodies conjugated to (Sulfo-)Cyanine dyes are well suited for standard epi-fluorescence setups and confocal microscopy. Cyanine 2: λ_ex 492 nm / λ_em 508 nm Sulfo-Cyanine 3: λ_ex 554 nm / λ_em 568 nm Sulfo-Cyanine 5: λ_ex 649 nm / λ_em 667 nm (Sulfo-)Cyanine 5 dyes are well suited for STORM high resolution microscopy. Sulfo-Cyanines are highly water soluble and allow a higher labeling degree and consequently brighter conjugates. Albumin was added for stabilization. For reconstitution add 50 µl H₂O to get a 1mg/ml solution in PBS. Either add 1:1 (v/v) glycerol, then aliquot and store at -20°C until use, or store aliquots at -80°C without additives. Reconstitute immediately upon receipt! Avoid bright light when working with the antibody to minimize photo bleeching of the fluorescent dye.
Applications	WB: N/A IP: N/A ICC: 1 : 100 up to 1 : 200 (see remarks) gallery IHC: yes IHC-P: not tested yet Western blot (WB); separation of proteins by PAGE and subsequent transfer to a membrane. Detection of target molecules is carried out with antibodies. Some antibodies require special sample preparation steps. For details, please refer to the “Remarks” section. Immunoprecipitation (IP); Immunoisolation or pulldown of a target molecule using an antibody. For details and product specific hints, please refer to the ”Remarks” section. Immunocytochemistry (ICC) on 4% PFA fixed cells. Immunoreactivity is usually revealed by fluorescence. Some antibodies require special fixation methods. For details, please refer to the “Remarks” section. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) on 4% PFA perfusion fixed tissue with 24h PFA post fixation. Immunoreactivity is usually revealed by fluorescence or a chromogenic substrate. Some antibodies require special fixation methods or antigen retrieval steps. For details, please refer to the ”Remarks” section. Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P) of formalin fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue (some antibodies require special antigen retrieval steps, please refer to the ”Remarks” section). Immunoreactivity is usually revealed by fluorescence or a chromogenic substrate.
Label	Sulfo-Cyanine 3
Immunogen	Synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the carboxy terminus of rat VGAT (UniProt Id: O35458)
Reactivity	Reacts with: human (Q9H598), rat (O35458), mouse (O35633). Other species not tested yet.
Specificity	K.O. validated
Remarks	ICC: This antibody is intended for labeling of recycling synaptic vesicles at inhibitory nerve terminals by adding to living neurons. Further details see Martens et al. 2008.
Data sheet	131_103c3.pdf

References for VGAT - 131 103C3

Clathrin-independent endocytic retrieval of SV proteins mediated by the clathrin adaptor AP-2 at mammalian central synapses.
López-Hernández T, Takenaka KI, Mori Y, Kongpracha P, Nagamori S, Haucke V, Takamori S
eLife (2022) 11: . 131 103C3 ICC; tested species: mouse

Endogenous β-neurexins on axons and within synapses show regulated dynamic behavior.
Klatt O, Repetto D, Brockhaus J, Reissner C, El Khallouqi A, Rohlmann A, Heine M, Missler M
Cell reports (2021) 3511: 109266. 131 103C3 ICC, UPTAKE; tested species: mouse

Inter-Synaptic Lateral Diffusion of GABAA Receptors Shapes Inhibitory Synaptic Currents.
de Luca E, Ravasenga T, Petrini EM, Polenghi A, Nieus T, Guazzi S, Barberis A
Neuron (2017) 951: 63-69.e5. 131 103C3 ICC; tested species: mouse

Regulated Dynamic Trafficking of Neurexins Inside and Outside of Synaptic Terminals.
Neupert C, Schneider R, Klatt O, Reissner C, Repetto D, Biermann B, Niesmann K, Missler M, Heine M
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience (2015) 3540: 13629-47. 131 103C3 ICC

Synaptic recruitment of gephyrin regulates surface GABAA receptor dynamics for the expression of inhibitory LTP.
Petrini EM, Ravasenga T, Hausrat TJ, Iurilli G, Olcese U, Racine V, Sibarita JB, Jacob TC, Moss SJ, Benfenati F, Medini P, et al.
Nature communications (2014) 5: 3921. 131 103C3 ICC, IHC; tested species: mouse

Unique luminal localization of VGAT-C terminus allows for selective labeling of active cortical GABAergic synapses.
Martens H, Weston MC, Boulland JL, Grønborg M, Grosche J, Kacza J, Hoffmann A, Matteoli M, Takamori S, Harkany T, Chaudhry FA, et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience (2008) 2849: 13125-31. 131 103C3 ICC, UPTAKE; tested species: rat

Spatial regulation of coordinated excitatory and inhibitory synaptic plasticity at dendritic synapses.
Ravasenga T, Ruben M, Regio V, Polenghi A, Petrini EM, Barberis A
Cell reports (2022) 386: 110347. 131 103C3 UPTAKE; tested species: mouse

Fast Regulation of GABAAR Diffusion Dynamics by Nogo-A Signaling.
Fricke S, Metzdorf K, Ohm M, Haak S, Heine M, Korte M, Zagrebelsky M
Cell reports (2019) 293: 671-684.e6. 131 103C3 UPTAKE; tested species: mouse

Vesicular glutamate transporter 1 orchestrates recruitment of other synaptic vesicle cargo proteins during synaptic vesicle recycling.
Pan PY, Marrs J, Ryan TA
The Journal of biological chemistry (2015) 29037: 22593-601. 131 103C3 UPTAKE

Activity-Dependent Inhibitory Synapse Scaling Is Determined by Gephyrin Phosphorylation and Subsequent Regulation of GABAA Receptor Diffusion.
Battaglia S, Renner M, Russeau M, Côme E, Tyagarajan SK, Lévi S
eNeuro () 51: . 131 103C3 UPTAKE; tested species: rat

Cat. No.: 131 103C3

Amount: 50 µg

Price: $785.00

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Background

The vesicular GABA transporter VGAT is responsible for uptake and storage of GABA and glycine by synaptic vesicles in the central nervous system. For this reason it is frequently referred to as the vesicular inhibitory aminoacid transporter VIAAT. It is different from the plasma membrane transporters in that it is driven by a proton electrochemical gradient across the vesicle membrane. So far, only one isoform is known. VGAT is currently the best marker for inhibitory nerve terminals.

1 ) Chaudhry FA et al., J. Neurosci. (1998)
2 ) McIntire SL et al., Nature (1997)
3 ) Sagné C et al., FEBS Lett. (1997)
4 ) Hell JW et al., EMBO J. (1988)

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