Rhodopsin antibody

• Catalog Number: orb147739
• Category: Antibodies
• Description: Mouse monoclonal to Rhodopsin (FITC). Rhodopsin consists of the protein moiety opsin and a reversibly covalently bound cofactor, retinal. Opsin, a bundle of seven membrane embedded alpha-helices, binds retinal, a photo reactive chromophore, in a central pocket. In addition to being the pigment of the retina that is responsible for both the formation of the photoreceptor cells, its function is to specifically convey information stored in the specific geometry of the chormophore to the surface of the molecule upon light absorption. In the active state, rhodopsin activates transduction, a GTP binding protein. Once activated, transduction promotes the hydrolysis of cGMP by phosphodiesterase. Rhodopsins activity is believed to be shut off by its phosphorylation followed by binding of the soluble protein arrestin. Mutations in the rhodopsin gene lead to retinitis pigmentosa, which can be inherited as an autosomal dominant, an autosomal recessive or an X-linked recessive disorder..
• Species/Host: Mouse
• Clonality: Monoclonal
• Clone Number: 4D2
• Tested applications: ELISA, ICC, IHC, IP, WB
• Reactivity: Amphibian, Aves, Fish, Mammal
• Isotype: IgG1
• Immunogen: Bovine Rhodopsin
• Concentration: 1 mg/ml
• Dilution range: WB (1:1000), IHC (1000)
• Conjugation: FITC
• MW: 40kDa
• Target: Rhodopsin
• Entrez: 509933
• UniProt ID: P02699
• NCBI: NP_001014890.1
• Storage: Conjugated antibodies should be stored at 4°C
• Buffer/Preservatives: PBS pH 7.4, 50% glycerol, 0.09% sodium azide *Storage buffer may change when conjugated
• Alternative names: OPN2 antibody, opsd antibody, opsin 2 antibody, op
• Note: For research use only
• Application notes: 1 µg/ml of SMC-176 was sufficient for detection of rhodopsin in 10 µg of rat eye lysate by colorimetric immunoblot analysis using Goat anti-mouse IgG:HRP as the secondary antibody.
• Expiration Date: 12 months from date of receipt.