Rabbit Anti-VMAT2 from Immunostar

Neuroscience
Rutgers University
Laboratory Researcher II

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Company:

ImmunoStar, Inc.

Product Name:

Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 Rabbit Antibody

Catalog Number:

20042

Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 is a key phenotype of dopaminergic neurons. This antibody was used to confirm if striatal TH interneurons are dopaminergic neurons.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Immunofluorescence

Sample

Adult mouse brain

Primary Incubation

1:2000 for 60-70 hours @ 4ºC

Blocking Agent

10% Normal serum + 3% bovine serum albumin (BSA) + 0.5% Triton X in PBS for 4-6hr @ RT

Secondary Incubation

1:400 Donkey Anti Rabbit IgG with Alexa 594 for 4-6hr @ RT

Tertiary Incubation

NA

Detection

Fluorescence

Results Summary

Mouse Striatal and substantia Nigra tissue was process for fluorescence microscopy. Works very well. The staining was also done in transgenic mice that express GFP on TH promoter for a positive control.See Xenias, et al. "Are striatal tyrosine hydroxylase interneurons dopaminergic?." The Journal of Neuroscience 35.16 (2015): 6584-6599.

Additional Notes

Tried different concentration and 1:2000 works the best.

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Summary

The Good

Best marker to test if neuron expresses VMAT2

The Bad

None

The Bottom Line

Excellent Antibody!!!!

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