Kir6.1 Antibody: ATTO 488

Several different potassium channels are known to be involved with electrical signaling in the nervous system. One class is activated by depolarization whereas a second class is not. The latter are referred to as inwardly rectifying K+ channels, and they have a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into the cell rather than out of it. This asymmetry in potassium ion conductance plays a key role in the excitability of muscle cells and neurons. The protein encoded by this gene is an integral membrane protein and member of the inward rectifier potassium channel family (1-3). This is predominantly detected in fetal and adult hearts, and defects can be associated with J-wave syndromes, a group of heart disorders characterized by early repolarization events (4).

ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 8 Antibody, Potassium channel inwardly rectifying subfamily J member 8 Antibody, uKATP-1 Antibody, Kcnj8 Antibody

A 1:100 dilution of SMC-491 was sufficient for detection of Kir6.1 in 20 µg of mouse brain lysate by ECL immunoblot analysis using Goat anti-mouse IgG:HRP as the secondary antibody.

1. Zobel C., et al. (2003) J Physiol. 550: 365-372. 2. Panama B.K., McLerie M., and Lopatin A.N. (2007) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 293: H3558-H3567. 3. Munoz V., et al. (2007) Heart Rhythm. 4(4): 487-496. 4. Aguilar-Bryan L., et al. (1998) Physiol Rev. 78(1): 227-245.