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Alomone Labs is committed to developing cutting edge reagents for visualizing ion channels in live cell imaging (LCI) experiments. For this purpose we have established a line of antibodies recognizingextracellular epitopes of various ion channels. Below are new antibodies ideal for LCI.
Labeled Toxins as Probes for Detecting Ion Channels
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Alomone Labs MmTx1 Toxin-ATTO-488 labels GABA(A) α1 receptor in rat cerebellum:
Alomone Labs MmTx1 Toxin ATTO-488 binds to rat cerebellum:
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A Potential Role for Kir5.1 Channel in pH Sensitivity in 5-HT Neurons
Serotonin (5-HT) neurons in the brain stem play an important role in maintaining/modulating ventilation and pH sensitivity for proper functioning of the neural network.
A search of age-related changes of pH-sensitive molecules in 5-HT neurons gave rise to the identification of Kir5.1 channel as a potential candidate in CO2/pH chemosensitivity in brainstem 5-HT neurons. Immunohistochemical staining of rat brainstem sections using Anti-Kir4.1 (KCNJ10) Antibody (#APC-035) and Anti-Kir5.1 Antibody (#APC-123) showed that both channels are expressed (green). However, Kir4.1 staining is limited to astrocytes, while that of Kir5.1 is detected in 5-HT neurons (Figure 1).
The authors do not rule out the possibility that other proteins, namely pH-sensitive ion channels may also be involved.
Figure 1. Expression of Kir4.1 and Kir5.1 channels in rat brainstem:
Adapted from Puissant, M.M. et al. (2017) Front. Cell. Neurosci. 11, 34. with permission of Frontiers.