Anti-metarhodopsin-I [K42-41L]

Catalogue Number: AB01414-23.0-ABA

Manufacturer:Vector Laboratories, Inc (ABA)
Type:Recombinant Monoclonal
Alias:opsin-2; meta I rhodopsin; rhodopsin; opsin 2; metarhodopsin I
Shipping Condition:Blue Ice
Unit(s): 200 ug
Host name: Rabbit
Clone: K42-41L
Isotype: IgG
Immunogen: This antibody was raised by immunising mice with rhodopsin.
Application: ELISA, ICC, EM

Additional Text

Gene ID

6010

Uniprot ID

P08100

Gene Name

RHO

Purification

Purified

Antibody Clonality

Recombinant Monoclonal

Storage Note

Store at 4⁰C for up to 3 months. For longer storage, aliquot and store at -20⁰C.

Application Notes

Antibody imprint: This antibody was used to investigate the structure of rhodopsin's meta-states; the researchers employed the antibody imprint technique to analyse conformational changes which this molecule undergoes upon activation by light (Bailey et al., 2003). Another group used K42-41L antibody to demonstrate that it is capable of discriminating between metarhodopsins I and II, and that it stabilises metarhodopsin I while inhibiting metarhodopsin II; these data suggest that this antibody might be useful in the structural studies of opsins (Piscitelli et al., 2006). EM ICC: K42-41L antibody was utilised to stain different structures of Xenopus laevis retinas in EM immunocytochemistry LR white samples in a study investigating opsin localisation (Besharse and Wetzel, 1995).

Short Description

This chimeric rabbit antibody was made using the variable domain sequences of the original Mouse IgG1 format, for improved compatibility with existing reagents, assays and techniques.