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Human/Rat Neuroligin 2/NLGN2 Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # AF5645

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AF5645
AF5645-SP

Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human, Rat

Applications

Western Blot

Label

Unconjugated

Antibody Source

Polyclonal Goat IgG

Product Specifications

Immunogen

Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human Neuroligin 2/NLGN2
Gln15-Ser660
Accession # EAW90197

Specificity

Detects human and rat Neuroligin 2/NLGN2 in direct ELISAs and Western blots.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Goat

Isotype

IgG

Scientific Data Images for Human/Rat Neuroligin 2/NLGN2 Antibody

Detection of Human and Rat Neuroligin 2/NLGN2 antibody by Western Blot.

Detection of Human and Rat Neuroligin 2/NLGN2 by Western Blot.

Western blot shows lysates of human cortex and rat cerebellum tissue. PVDF membrane was probed with 1 µg/mL of Goat Anti-Human/Rat Neuroligin 2/NLGN2 Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF5645) followed by HRP-conjugated Anti-Goat IgG Secondary Antibody (HAF019). A specific band was detected for Neuroligin 2/NLGN2 at approximately 100 kDa (as indicated). This experiment was conducted under reducing conditions and using Immunoblot Buffer Group 8.

Applications for Human/Rat Neuroligin 2/NLGN2 Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

Western Blot

1-3 µg/mL
Sample: Human cortex and rat cerebellum tissue

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Purification

Antigen Affinity-purified

Reconstitution

Reconstitute at 0.2 mg/mL in sterile PBS. For liquid material, refer to CoA for concentration.

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Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied either lyophilized or as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

Shipping

Lyophilized product is shipped at ambient temperature. Liquid small pack size (-SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
  • 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
  • 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
  • 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: Neuroligin 2/NLGN2

Neuroligin 2 (NLGN2) is one of several type I transmembrane Neuroligins that are expressed on neuronal postsynaptic densities. Neuroligins play an important role in synaptic development and function (1). Mature human Neuroligin 2 is a 105 kDa protein that consists of a 663 amino acid (aa) extracellular domain (ECD) with a catalytically inactive cholinesterase-like domain, a 21 aa transmembrane segment, and a 137 aa cytoplasmic tail (2, 3). Within the ECD, human Neuroligin 2 shares 98% aa sequence identity with mouse and rat Neuroligin 2. Alternate splicing generates an isoform with a 17 aa insertion at splice site A within the ECD (2). This recombinant protein does not contain the splice site A insert (-SS A). Neuroligin 2 is expressed on neurons in the brain and also on pancreatic beta cells where it facilitates insulin secretion (2, 4, 5). The -SS A isoform is uniformly expressed among inhibitory and excitatory synapses, while the +SS A isoform is enriched at inhibitory GABAergic synapses (4, 6, 7). Neuroligin 2 clusters at postsynaptic densities in association with other postsynaptic proteins including S-SCAM, PSD-95, gephyrin, and Neuroligin 3 (4, 8 - 10). Synaptic maturation is promoted by the binding of Neuroligin 2 with presynaptic Neurexins, and these interactions are restricted to particular combinations of isoforms of the binding partners (11‑15). Neuroligin 2 interacts with the alpha and beta forms of Neurexin 1, 2, and 3 (14). Its -SS A and +SS A isoforms are bound equally well by Neurexin 1 beta isoforms (-SS4 or +SS4), although only the Neurexin 1 beta +SS4 isoform can induce development of Neuroligin 2-dependent GABAergic contacts (7, 15).

References

  1. Sudhof, T.C. (2008) Nature 455:903.
  2. Ichtchenko, K. et al. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271:2676.
  3. Koehnke, J. et al. (2008) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 105:1873.
  4. Varoqueaux, F. et al. (2004) Eur. J. Cell Biol. 83:449.
  5. Suckow, A.T. et al. (2008) Endocrinology 149:6006.
  6. Graf, E.R. et al. (2004) Cell 119:1013.
  7. Chih, B. et al. (2006) Neuron 51:171.
  8. Sumita, K. et al. (2007) J. Neurochem. 100:154.
  9. Irie, M. et al. (1997) Science 277:1511.
  10. Budreck, E.C. and P. Scheiffele (2008) Eur. J. Neurosci. 26:1738.
  11. Chih, B. et al. (2005) Science 307:1324.
  12. Chubykin, A.A. et al. (2007) Neuron 54:919.
  13. Hines, R.M., et al. (2008) J. Neurosci. 28:6055.
  14. Kang, Y. et al. (2008) J. Biol. Chem. 283:2323.
  15. Graf, E.R. et al. (2006) J. Neurosci. 26:4256.

Alternate Names

NLGN2

Entrez Gene IDs

57555 (Human); 216856 (Mouse); 117096 (Rat)

Gene Symbol

NLGN2

UniProt

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Product Specific Notices for Human/Rat Neuroligin 2/NLGN2 Antibody

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