MyBioSource.com's Anti-Shank2 Monoclonal Antibody is a Mouse monoclonal antibody. The Anti-Shank2 Monoclonal Antibody was generated using Shank, Shank 2, and SHANK2 as the antigen. It reacts with Human, Mouse, and Rat. This antibody has been shown to work in applications such as: Immunocytochemistry, Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, and Western Blot.
Description
Shank proteins are a family of scaffold proteins identified through their interaction with a variety of membrane and cytoplasmic proteins. Shank proteins at postsynaptic sites of excitatory synapses play roles in signal transmission into the postsynaptic neuron. Shank proteins are crucial in receptor tyrosine kinase signaling. Shank2 is expressed in neurons of the developing retina and could play a role in neuronal differentiation of the developing retina. Recent studies suggest that disruption of glutamate receptors at the Shank-postsynaptic platform could contribute to the destruction of post-synaptic density which underlies synaptic dysfunction and loss in Alzheimer's disease