Cat. No.: 456 004
Amount: 100 µl
Price:
$365.00
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| Cat. No. 456 004 |
100 µl antiserum, lyophilized. For reconstitution add 100 µl H2O, then aliquot and store at -20°C until use. Antibodies should be stored at +4°C when still lyophilized. Do not freeze! |
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| Immunogen | Synthetic peptide corresponding to AA 655 to 674 from rat Glutaminase (UniProt Id: P13264) |
| Reactivity |
Reacts with: mouse (D3Z7P3), rat (P13264). Other species not tested yet. |
| Matching control protein/peptide | 456-0P |
| Data sheet | 456_004.pdf |
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Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. During neurotransmission it is released from synaptic vesicles into the synaptic cleft and is sensed by post-synaptic glutamate receptors (GluAs) (1).
Excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) translocate extracellular glutamate into neighbouring astrocytes where it is converted to glutamine by glutamine synthetase (2, 3, 4).
The glutamine is shuttled back to neurons where it is processed to glutamate by glutaminases (GLS) (5). This postulated Glu/Gln cycle is a key mechanism for the homeostatic control of these amino acids.
In humans, three isoforms (GLS1, 2 and 3) have been described. GLS1 is highly expressed in brain and kidney whereas GLS2 is mainly expressed in cardiac and skeletal muscle. GLS3 shows a broader tissue distribution (5). The GLS1 precursor is processed to a 65 and 68 kDa chain.