Capsaicin receptor (VR1/TrpV1) Antibody

VR1; Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1; TrpV1; osm-9-like TRP channel 1; OTRPC1; Vanilloid receptor 1; Capsaicin receptor; VR-1

Flow Cytometry: 2 ug/10^6 cells. Western blotting: 0.5-2 μg/mL , SDS-PAGE on Bis-Tris gel 4-12%, 5% beta-mercaptoethanol, primary antibody O/N incubation in 5% skim milk/TBST. Secondary is anti-mouse-HRP, 1/6000 dilution, 2h at room temperature. Blot developed on Li-Cor C-DiGit Scanner. IHC: Frozen or PEG embedded tissues tested (PEG embedding, see Klosen P et al (1993) J Histochem Cytochem. 41 (3) :455-63) . Conditions tested: 1-10 μg/mL in PBS, 48 hours, followed by detection via directly conjugated fluorescent anti-mouse secondary. Immunohistochemistry Protocol for Product Image 4% PFA perfused, formalin fume-fixed DRG tissues: Adult male rat was perfusion-fixed transcardially with 4% paraformaldehyde. The lumbar dorsal root ganglia were isolated and embedded into egg yolk medium, which was solidified in formalin fume. 30-μm-thick floated sections were prepared with a Vibratome. For pretreatment, the sections were thoroughly rinsed in 0.1M PBS (pH 7.6) and then incubated with a mixture of 0.5% H2O2 and 0.2% Triton X-100 for 30 min. Then, antigen retrieval was performed with 0.1M citrate buffer (pH=6.0) at 80°C for 30 min. (Please note that without this step, we did not obtain any labeling) . Then, the TRPV1 signal was detected using a 1:5000 dilution of the primary antibody in 2% normal horse serum (NHS) in PBS (16 h; RT), followed by a 1:500 dilution of the biotinylated secondary antibody (2 h in 2% NHS/PBS; RT) and then, the ABC Elite reagent (Vector; 1:1000 in Tris buffer; pH 7.6) . The signal was visualized with Ni-DAB chromogen. The immunostained sections were rinsed in Tris buffer, mounted on microscope slides, air dried, counter-stained with cresyl violet, dehydrated and coverslipped with DPX mounting medium. [Immunohistochemistry protocol generously provided by Dr. Szabolcs Takacs & Dr. Erik Hrabovszky, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hungary]. Antibody not yet tested on paraffin-embedded sections. Other immunohistochemistry methods have not yet been tested but are expected to be reactive under correct conditions. Antigen recovery is suggested; the epitope is internal cytoplasmic and could be covered by internal proteins during fixation. ICC: 4% formaldehyde fixed cells tested; requires permeabilization step as antigen epitope is intracellular. Suggested primary antibody concentration: 1-2 μg/mL. "