Anti-CaV1.3/CACNA1D Antibody Picoband®

CACNA1D is also known as PASNA, SANDD or Cav1.3. Voltage-dependent calcium channels mediate the entry of calcium ions into excitable cells, and are also involved in a variety of calcium-dependent processes, including muscle contraction, hormone or neurotransmitter release, and gene expression. Calcium channels are multisubunit complexes composed of alpha-1, beta, alpha-2/delta, and gamma subunits. The channel activity is ed by the pore-forming alpha-1 subunit, whereas the others act as auxiliary subunits regulating this activity. The distinctive properties of the calcium channel types are related primarily to the expression of a variety of alpha-1 isoforms, namely alpha-1A, B, C, D, E, and S. This gene encodes the alpha-1D subunit. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D; Calcium channel, L type, alpha-1 polypeptide, isoform 2; Voltage-gated calcium channel subunit alpha Cav1.3; CACNA1D; CACH3, CACN4, CACNL1A2, CCHL1A2

E.coli-derived human CaV1.3 recombinant protein (Position: M1-I180) . Human CaV1.3 shares 99% and 98%amino acid (aa) sequence identity with mouse and rat CaV1.3, respectively.

Expressed in pancreatic islets and in brain, where it has been seen in cerebral cortex, hippocampus, basal ganglia, habenula and thalamus. Expressed in the small cell lung carcinoma cell line SCC-9. No expression in skeletal muscle. .

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Voltage-sensitive calcium channels (VSCC) mediate the entry of calcium ions into excitable cells and are also involved in a variety of calcium-dependent processes, including muscle contraction, hormone or neurotransmitter release, gene expression, cell motility, cell division and cell death. The isoform alpha-1D gives rise to L-type calcium currents. Long-lasting (L-type) calcium channels belong to the 'high-voltage activated' (HVA) group. They are blocked by dihydropyridines (DHP), phenylalkylamines, benzothiazepines, and by omega-agatoxin-IIIA (omega-Aga-IIIA) . They are however insensitive to omega-conotoxin- GVIA (omega-CTx-GVIA) and omega-agatoxin-IVA (omega-Aga-IVA) . .

1. Lieb A, et al. C-terminal modulatory domain controls coupling of voltage-sensing to pore opening in Cav1.3 L-type Ca (2+) channels. Biophys J, 2014 Apr 1. 2. Scholl UI, et al. Somatic and germline CACNA1D calcium channel mutations in aldosterone-producing adenomas and primary aldosteronism. Nat Genet, 2013 Sep.

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.