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Cat.No.: F3613
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| Application |
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| WB, IP, IHC |
| Reactivity |
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| Mouse, Rat, Human |
| Source |
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| Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody |
| Storage Buffer |
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| PBS, pH 7.2+50% Glycerol+0.05% BSA+0.01% NaN3 |
| Storage (from the date of receipt) |
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| -20°C (avoid freeze-thaw cycles), 2 years |
| Predicted MW |
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| 33 kDa |
| Positive Control | Human astrocytoma; Human cerebellum; Human retina; Rat cerebrum; Mouse retina; Rat retina; Mouse cerebrum; Y79 cells |
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| Negative Control | Mouse liver; Human liver; Rat liver |
| Specificity |
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| ATP1B2 Antibody [G17J5] detects endogenous levels of total ATP1B2 protein. |
| Clone |
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| G17J5 |
| Synonym(s) |
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| ATP1B2; Sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-2; Adhesion molecule in glia; Sodium/potassium-dependent ATPase subunit beta-2; AMOG |
| Background |
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| ATP1B2 (Sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-2) is the non-catalytic β2 subunit (heavily glycosylated) of the Na+/K±ATPase enzyme complex, predominantly expressed in neuronal tissues such as the brain and spinal cord. It is essential for assembling and stabilizing the catalytic α subunit in the plasma membrane, allowing active transport of 3 Na+ out and 2 K+ in per ATP hydrolyzed. ATP1B2 features a large extracellular domain with five conserved disulfide bonds and multiple N-linked glycosylation sites forming a protective “lid” over the ion-binding sites of the α subunit’s transmembrane helices, as well as a short cytoplasmic tail and a C-terminal motif that regulates ion affinity through tyrosine insertions favoring Na+ during E1/E2 conformational cycles. ATP1B2 modulates pump kinetics, promotes proper folding and trafficking of αβ heteromers from the ER/Golgi to the membrane, occludes K+ ions during conformational shifts, and enhances Na+ release extracellularly. These actions maintain electrochemical gradients crucial for neuronal resting potential, action potential firing, cell volume regulation, and secondary active transport (glucose and neurotransmitters). ATP1B2 also mediates glia-neuron adhesion and neurite outgrowth via homophilic interactions, linking ion homeostasis to synaptogenesis. Disease relevance includes epilepsy, where ATP1B2 variants impair pump assembly, leading to neuronal hyperexcitability due to Na+ overload, and potential involvement in neurodegeneration and cardiac dysfunction through disrupted ion gradients, similar to ATP1B1 or ATP1A2 mutations. |
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