EAAT2 Polyclonal Antibody, FITC Conjugated

Sodium-dependent, high-affinity amino acid transporter that mediates the uptake of L-glutamate and also L-aspartate and D-aspartate. Functions as a symporter that transports one amino acid molecule together with two or three Na+ ions and one proton, in parallel with the counter-transport of one K+ ion. Mediates Cl- flux that is not coupled to amino acid transport; this avoids the accumulation of negative charges due to aspartate and Na+ symport. Essential for the rapid removal of released glutamate from the synaptic cleft, and for terminating the postsynaptic action of glutamate.

EAAT2; Excitatory amino acid transporter 2; Excitotoxic amino acid transporter 2; Glial high affinity glutamate transporter; GLT 1; GLT1; Glutamate aspartate transporter II; SLC1A2; Sodium dependent glutamate aspartate transporter 2; Solute carrier family 1 glial high affinity glutamate transporter member 2; Solute carrier family 1 member 2; Excitatory amino acid transporter 2; GLT-1; SLC1A2; Sodium-dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter 2; Solute carrier family 1 member 2.