Overview
- Peptide (C)SERPQEMGRLLGEADG, corresponding to amino acid residues 881-896 of mouse CaVα2δ4 (Accession Q5RJF7). Extracellular.
Human - not recommended for use with human samples.
- Expression of CaVα2δ4 in rat PC-12 cellsCell surface detection of CaVα2δ4 in intact living PC-12 cells. A, B. Extracellular staining of cells with Anti-CACNA2D4 (CaVα2δ4) (extracellular)-ATTO Fluor-594 Antibody (#ACC-104-AR), (red), (1:25). DAPI is used as the counterstain (blue).
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Voltage-gated Ca2+ (CaV) channels are ubiquitously expressed and function as Ca2+ conducting pores in the plasma membrane1. Based on their electrophysiological and pharmacological properties, Ca2+ channels have traditionally been classified into L, T, N, P, Q, and R types2. L-type Ca2+ channels are heteromultimers composed of four independently encoded proteins, the pore-forming α1 subunit, which triggers Ca2+ flow across the membrane, and the auxiliary subunits α2δ, γ, and β3. The Ca2+ channel α2δ subunit is a heavily glycosylated protein that is encoded by a single gene and post-translationally cleaved to yield α2 and δ subunits linked by a disulfide bond with a single transmembrane segment4.
The α2δ subunit regulates many functional aspects of Ca2+ channels, such as gating, regulating voltage dependent kinetics, and increasing functional channel density on the plasma membrane5. There are four proteins that comprise CaVα2δ: CaVα2δ1, CaVα2δ2, CaVα2δ3 and CaVα2δ46. CaVα2δ4 participates in the regulation of membrane expression of CaV channels. It is predominantly expressed in certain types of endocrine cells. It is also detected in the erythroblasts in the fetal liver, in the cells of the zona reticularis of the adrenal gland and in the basophiles of the pituitary7. Defects in CaVα2δ4 are the cause of retinal cone dystrophy 4 (RCD4). RCD4 is characterized by minimal symptoms except for slowly progressive reduction in visual acuity8.
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Anti-CACNA2D4 (CaVα2δ4) (extracellular) Antibody (#ACC-104) is a highly specific antibody directed against an extracellular epitope of the mouse protein. The antibody can be used in western blot, immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry applications. It has been designed to recognize CaVα2δ4 from rat and mouse samples.
Anti-CACNA2D4 (CaVα2δ4) (extracellular)-ATTO Fluor-594 Antibody (#ACC-104-AR) is directly labeled with an ATTO-594 fluorescent dye. ATTO dyes are characterized by strong absorption (high extinction coefficient), high fluorescence quantum yield, and high photo-stability. The ATTO-594 fluorescent label belongs to the class of Rhodamine dyes and can be used with fluorescent equipment typically optimized to detect Texas Red and Alexa-594. Anti-CACNA2D4 (CaVα2δ4) (extracellular)-ATTO Fluor-594 Antibody has been tested in immunocytochemistry and is especially suited for experiments requiring simultaneous labeling of different markers.