Anti-Oxytocin receptor

Application

Research CategoryNeuroscience

Research Sub CategoryDevelopmental Signaling

Anti-Oxytocin receptor Antibody is a highly specific rabbit polyclonal antibody, that targets Oxytocin Receptor & has been tested in western blotting.

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General description

Oxytocin is a cyclic 9 amino acid peptide that differs from vasopressin in 2 amino acids. Despite the close similarities in sequence, oxytocin and vasopressin have different biological activities and bind to distinct G protein-coupled receptors. The oxytocin receptor, OT, couples primarily to Gq/11 to mobilize intracellular calcium. In female reproduction, oxytocin promotes uterine contraction and lactation; oxytocin is the most commonly used drug for induction of labor, whereas an oxytocin antagonist, atosiban, is under investigation to suppress preterm labor. Oxytocin/OT interaction in the CNS also plays an important role in stress, male and female sexual response, and sociality.

Immunogen

Epitope: Cytoplasmic domain

KLH-conjugated linear peptide corresponding to the cytoplasmic domain of human Oxytocin receptor.

Other Notes

Concentration: Please refer to the Certificate of Analysis for the lot-specific concentration.

Physical form

Affinity purified

Purified rabbit polyclonal in buffer containing 0.1 M Tris-Glycine (pH 7.4), 150 mM NaCl with 0.05% sodium azide.

Quality

Evaluated by Western Blotting in MCF7 cell lysate.

Western Blotting Analysis: 0.5 µg/mL of this antibody detected Oxytocin receptor in 10 µg of MCF7 cell lysate.

Storage and Stability

Stable for 1 year at 2-8°C from date of receipt.

Target description

~45/65 kDa observed The calculated molecular weight of this protein is 43 kDa However, this protein has been observed at ~60-70 kDa due to glycoslyatation (Zhong, M.m et al. (2012). Molecular Cancer Research. 1-25). Uncharacterized band(s) may appear in some lysates.