MyBioSource.com's GABA (B) R2 Antibody is a Mouse monoclonal antibody. The GABA (B) R2 Antibody was generated using GABBR2 as the antigen. It reacts with Human, Mouse, and Rat. This antibody has been shown to work in applications such as: Immunofluorescence, Immunoprecipitation, and Western Blot.
Description
In the central nervous system (CNS), gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the maininhibitory neurotransmitter that functions to regulate neuronal firing. GABAexerts its effects through two different kinds of receptors: ionotropic receptors (GABAA R and GABAC R), which produce fast inhibitory signals, and metabotropicreceptors (GABAB R), which produce slow inhibitory signals. TheGABAB R receptor is a heterodimer that consists of two multi-pass membraneproteins, designated GABAB R1 and GABAB R2, both of which belong to theG protein-coupled receptor family and are highly expressed in brain tissue.Together, GABAB R1 and GABAB R2 play a crucial role in the fine-tuning ofinhibitory synaptic transmissions and are implicated in slow wave sleep, muscle relaxation, hippocampal long-term potentiation and antinociceptionevents. Both GABAB R1 and GABAB R2 are regulated by G proteins that havea variety of functions, including activation of potassium channels, inhibitionof adenylyl cyclase (A cyclase) activity and modulation of inositol phospholipidhydrolysis