The Rabbit Anti-CTXB beta subunit Cholera Toxin Antibody from MyBioSource.com is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody. This antibody recognizes Human, Mouse, Rat, Amoeba/Protozoa, Bacteria/Archaea, Bovine, C. elegans/Worm, Canine, Chicken/Bird, Donkey, Drosophila/Arthropod, Feline, Goat, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Horse, Mollusc, Non-Human Primate, Plant, Porcine, Reptile, Rabbit, Sheep, Virus, Xenopus/Amphibian, Yeast/Fungi, Zebrafish/Fish, Other Invertebrate, and Other Mammalian antigen. The Rabbit Anti-CTXB beta subunit Cholera Toxin Antibody has been shown to work in the following applications: Immunofluorescence.
Description
The B subunit of cholera toxin (CtxB) binds to a GM1-ganglioside receptor, a ubiquitous glycolipid cell surface receptor. This binding is widely accepted to initiate toxin action by triggering uptake and delivery of the toxin A subunit into cells. The beta chain has no toxic activity by itself. The holotoxin consists of a pentameric ring of B subunits whose central pore is occupied by the A subunit. The A subunit contains two chains, A1 and A2, linked by a disulfide bridge. The A subunit (and Cholera toxin) activates the adenylate cyclase enzyme in cells of the intestinal mucosa leading to increased levels of intracellular cAMP