Catsper1 Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

CAT#: TA328776

Rabbit Polyclonal Anti-CatSper1 (extracellular)

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Western blot analysis of rat testis (lanes 1 and 3) and mouse (lanes 2 and 4) lysates: 1. Anti-CatSper1 (extracellular) antibody, (1:200). 2. Anti-CatSper1 (extracellular) antibody, preincubated with the control peptide antigen.

Specifications

Product Data

• Applications: WB
• Recommended Dilution: WB: 1:200-1:2000
• Reactivities: Mouse, Rat
• Host: Rabbit
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Immunogen: Peptide (C)RALFQDSDPKRFQN, corresponding to amino acid residues 508-521 of mouse CatSper1. 3rd extracellular loop.
• Formulation: Lyophilized. Concentration before lyophilization ~0.8mg/ml (lot dependent, please refer to CoA along with shipment for actual concentration). Buffer before lyophilization: Phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.4, 1% BSA, 0.05% NaN3.
• Reconstitution Method: Add 50 ul double distilled water (DDW) to the lyophilized powder.
• Purification: Affinity purified on immobilized antigen.
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• Storage: Store at -20°C as received.
• Stability: Stable for 12 months from date of receipt.
• Gene Name: cation channel, sperm associated 1
• Database Link:
  NP_647462
  Entrez Gene 689349 RatEntrez Gene 225865 Mouse
  UniProt ID Q91ZR5
• Background: Capacitation is the final stage of spermatozoon maturation which eventually enables it to bind the zona pellucida (ZP) - a thick layer of glycoproteins surrounding the oocyte. It occurs in the fallopian tubes of the female reproductive tract and is preceded by spermatogenesis (testes) and epididymal maturation (epididymis). Capacitation is accompanied by drastic morphological and functional alterations, such as membrane hyperpolarization, changes in membrane lipid composition, intracellular alkalinization, increased level of protein tyrosine phosphorylation by cAMP-dependent PKA, and elevated intracellular concentrations of Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) and pHi, which render the sperm chemotaxis-responsive and hyperactive. Increased flagellar bend, triggered by Ca2+ signaling, produces asymmetrical, whiplash-like motility pattern that provides the sperm with significantly stronger swimming thrust. Hyperactivity, together with the eruption of hydrolytic enzymes from the sperm's acrosome vesicle facilitate the disruption of the ZP matrix and make way for the sperm to enter the egg cytoplasm. CatSper (cation channel of spermatozoa) is a sperm-specific Ca2+ channel located explicitly in the spermatozoon flagellum2. It mediates flagellar hyperactivity, and is chemotactically responsive to progesterone. CatSper is composed of 4 pore-forming subunits (CatSper1-4) with 6 transmembrane (TM) domains each, and of 3 auxiliary subunits: CatSperÃ? (2 TM domains), CatSper? and CatSperd (1 TM domain each). While all four CatSper proteins are necessary for the channel's function (and hence male fertility)9, each is synthesized independently. Trafficking to the flagellum requires the cooperation of all subunits. CatSper1, the first identified subunit of the channel, is highly homologous to CaV channels; a voltage sensor domain (S1-S4) containing enough positively charged residues to confer weak voltage sensitivity to the channel. Furthermore, its histidine-rich, intracellular amino terminus likely serves as the pH sensor necessary to induce hyperactivation (by permitting an influx of Ca2+). Indeed, intracellular alkaline pH (7.9-8.5) was shown to efficiently hyper-activate CatSper channels.
• Synonyms: CATSPER; hCatSper; MGC33335; MGC33368