Anti-Nav1.1 Na+ Channel (K74/71) Recombinant Chicken Chimeric mAb

Nav1.1 Na+ channel (sodium channel, voltage-gated, type I, alpha subunit/ SCN1A) is a member of voltage-gated sodium ion channel subunit family. It is encoded by gene Scn1a in human.The channel switches between open and close conformation in response to the voltage difference accross the membrane. Nav1.1 Na+ channel is a sodium selective channel that maintains Na+ homeostasis by allowing Na+ ions to pass in accordance of their electrochemical gradient. The protein plays an important role in the release of neurotransmittors from the neurons. Therefore, Nav1.1 Na+ channel is involved in the perception of mechanical pain due to the activation of sematosensory neurons without the involvement of inflammation. Mutation of the gene encoding for Nav1.1 Na+ channel is one of the main cause of epilepsy and febrile seizures.

Sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha (Sodium channel protein brain I subunit alpha) (Sodium channel protein type I subunit alpha) (Voltage-gated sodium channel subunit alpha Nav1.1)

Aliquot and store at ≤ -20°C for long term storage. For short term storage, store at 2-8°C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the vial prior to removing the cap.

This recombinant antibody is a chimeric antibody created by replacing the mouse heavy and light constant regions of clone K74/71 with chicken IgY heavy and light constant regions. As such this antibody retains the same binding performance as the original clone K74/71 but can be detected using standard anti-chicken secondary antibodies allowing flexibility for multiplexing applications. This antibody is expressed recombinantly in mammalian cells and then affinity purified from the cell culture media.

Each new lot of antibody is quality control tested by Western blot on rat whole brain lysate and confirmed to stain the expected molecular weight band.