Subunit-specific polyclonal antibody targeting human ρ1 GABAC receptor

Hélène A. Gussin; Fadi T. Khasawneh; An Xie; Feng Feng; Adnan Memic; Haohua Qian; Guy C. Le Breton; David R. Pepperberg

doi:10.1016/j.exer.2011.04.009

Subunit-specific polyclonal antibody targeting human ρ1 GABA_C receptor

Hélène A. Gussin, Fadi T. Khasawneh, An Xie, Feng Feng, Adnan Memic, Haohua Qian, Guy C. Le Breton, David R. Pepperberg

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Abstract

The GABA_C receptor, a postsynaptic membrane receptor expressed prominently in the retina, is a ligand-gated ion channel that consists of a combination of ρ subunits. We report characterization of a novel guinea pig polyclonal antibody, termed GABA_C Ab N-14, directed against a 14-mer peptide (N-14) of the extracellular domain of the human ρ1 subunit. The antibody exhibits high sensitivity for N-14 by ELISA. In Western blots, GABA_C Ab N-14 shows reactivity with the ρ1 subunit of preparations obtained from ρ1 GABA_C-expressing neuroblastoma cells, Xenopus oocytes, and mammalian retina and brain. Flow cytometry reveals a rightward shift in mean fluorescence intensity of GABA_C-expressing neuroblastoma cells probed with GABA_C Ab N-14. Immunostaining of neuroblastoma cells and oocytes with GABA_C Ab N-14 yields fluorescence only with GABA_C-expressing cells. Antibody binding has no effect on GABA-elicited membrane current responses. Immunostaining of human retinal sections shows preferential staining within the inner plexiform layer. GABA_C Ab N-14 appears well suited for investigative studies of GABA_C ρ1 subunit in retina and other neural tissues.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	59-64
Number of pages	6
Journal	Experimental Eye Research
Volume	93
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2011.04.009
State	Published - Jul 2011
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank Dr. David S. Weiss for the gift of SHp5-ρ1 neuroblastoma cells; Drs. Nasser M. Qtaishat, Deborah M. Little and Brian K. Kay for helpful discussions; and Mr. Ambarish Pawar, Ms. Hongyu Ying and Dr. Raja Fayad for technical assistance. Supported by NIH grants EY016094, EY001792 and HL24530 ; by grants from the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation (Skokie, IL) ; by the Macular Degeneration Research Program of the American Health Assistance Foundation (Clarksburg, MD) ; by Hope for Vision (Washington, DC) ; and by Research to Prevent Blindness (New York, NY) .

Keywords

Antibody
GABA
GABA receptor
Retina
ρ1 Subunit

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