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Syntaxin1A Antibody [L16C23]

Cat.No.: F5976

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    Usage Information

    Dilution
    1 : 1000 - 1 : 10000
    1 : 500
    Application
    WB, IP, IHC, ELISA
    Reactivity
    Human, Rat, Mouse, Mammals, Chicken, Zebrafish, Leech
    Source
    Mouse Monoclonal Antibody
    Storage Buffer
    PBS, pH 7.2+50% Glycerol+0.05% BSA+0.01% NaN3
    Storage (from the date of receipt)
    -20°C (avoid freeze-thaw cycles), 2 years
    Predicted MW
    33 kDa

    Datasheet & SDS

    Biological Description

    Specificity
    Syntaxin1A Antibody [L16C23] detects endogenous levels of total Syntaxin1A protein.
    Clone
    L16C23
    Synonym(s)
    Syntaxin-1A, Neuron-specific antigen HPC-1, STX1A, STX1
    Background
    Syntaxin‑1A (STX1A/STX1B) is a presynaptic plasma membrane Q‑SNARE that forms the core of the synaptic vesicle fusion machinery and acts as a principal organizer of fast, Ca²⁺‑triggered neurotransmitter release at central synapses. The protein has an N‑terminal Habc regulatory domain that folds into a three‑helix bundle, a central SNARE (H3) helix that contributes one of the four helices of the SNARE core complex, and a C‑terminal transmembrane segment that anchors syntaxin‑1 in the presynaptic active zone membrane, creating a topology that allows the cytosolic domains to engage vesicular v‑SNARE synaptobrevin‑2 (VAMP2) and plasma‑membrane SNAP‑25 into a parallel four‑helix bundle driving membrane apposition and fusion. Syntaxin‑1 exists in a dynamic equilibrium between a closed conformation, in which the Habc domain packs back onto the H3 helix and masks the SNARE‑binding surface, and an open conformation, in which H3 is exposed and competent for SNARE‑complex assembly; both conformations bind the Sec1/Munc18 family chaperone Munc18‑1 at distinct interfaces, with closed syntaxin‑1–Munc18‑1 complexes stabilizing syntaxin at the plasma membrane and open syntaxin‑1–Munc18‑1 complexes participating directly in the fusion‑competent SNARE ensemble. A conformational switch from closed to open syntaxin‑1 gates the initiation of synaptic vesicle fusion: knock‑in expression of a constitutively open syntaxin‑1B variant reduces Munc18‑1 binding, decreases the readily releasable pool size, and dramatically accelerates the rate of evoked fusion, demonstrating that closed syntaxin‑1 sets a threshold for vesicle priming and that progression to the open state allows rapid SNARE zippering and exocytosis. Syntaxin‑1 also has essential functions in vesicle docking and neuronal maintenance that are partially separable from full fusion: loss of syntaxin‑1 abolishes fusion‑competent vesicles and severely impairs vesicle docking and neurotransmission, whereas a SNARE‑motif mutant that supports partial SNARE assembly rescues vesicle docking and neuronal survival but fails to restore exocytosis, indicating that syntaxin‑1‑dependent SNARE nucleation is required for docking while complete four‑helix bundle formation is necessary for membrane fusion.
    References
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27466336/
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18703708/

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