SIGMAR1
Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
WB
Host: Rabbit
Polyclonal
unconjugated
Application Notes
ELISA: 1/1,000. Western Blot: 1/50-1/100. Other applications not tested. Optimal dilutions are dependent on conditions and should be determined by the user.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Concentration
0.25 mg/mL
Buffer
PBS with 0.09 % (W/V) Sodium Azide as preservative.
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Handling Advice
Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Storage
4 °C/-20 °C
Storage Comment
Store the antibody undiluted at 2-8 °C for one month or (in aliquots) at-20 °C for longer.
The sigma (s) receptor (sigma-1R, Oprs1 protein, opioid receptor sigma 1) and its agonists are implicated in a variety of cellular functions, biological processes and diseases, including cancer biology, psychosis, regulation of neurotransmitter function, motor, endocrine and immune systems. Two sigma receptors, -1 and -2 are presently known and classified based on their ability to bind a variety of ligands. The sigma-1 receptor interacts with a variety of psychotomimetic drugs, including cocaine and amphetamines. It is distinct from any known receptor class and lacks significant homology to known mammalian proteins but possesses some homology with fungal sterol isomerases. The predicted structure of this 25 kDa protein depicts two transmembrane domains with both N- and C-terminal tails residing in the cytoplasm. The sigma-1 receptor is highly expressed in the central nervous system, heart, ovary, kidney, testes, liver, placenta and embryonic stem cells. Both sigma receptors are also highly expressed in tumor cell lines from various tissues, including small- and non-small-cell lung carcinoma, large-cell carcinoma, renal carcinoma, colon carcinoma, sarcoma, brain tumors, breast cancer, emlanoma, glioblastoma, neuroblastoma and prostate cancer. The exact mechanism how sigma-1R affects cancer biology is not known. Some hypotheses include modulation of ion channel activity, cytoskeletal proteins such as ankyrin, intracellular calcium levels, or sphingolipid levels1. Recent evidence also suggests that sigma-1R is important in the compartmentalization / transport of ER-synthesized lipids. Two polymorphisms of the sigma-1R gene, which decrease expression of the gene, are associated with occurrence of Alzheimer's disease.Synonyms: AAG8, Aging-associated gene 8 protein, SIG-1R, SR-BP, SR31747-binding protein, SRBP, Sigma 1-type opioid receptor, Sigma non-opioid intracellular receptor 1, Sigma1-receptor, Sigma1R