Catalogue number: |
PA1323 |
Price: |
$200.00 |
Reactivities: |
Human, Mouse, Rat |
Applications: |
Immunohistochemistry, Western Blot |
Size: |
100ug/vial |
Gene: |
TRPV1 |
Swiss prot: |
Q8NER1 |
Form: |
Lyophilized |
Format: |
Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3. |
Storage temp: |
"At -20 degree C for one year. After reconstitution, at 4 degree C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20 degree C for a longer time.
Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
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Scientific background: |
The transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 1 (TRPV1), also known as the capsaicin receptor is a protein which in humans is encoded by the TRPV1 gene. TRPV1 (also called Vanilloid receptor type 1) is a ligand-gated nonselective cation channel that is considered to be an important integrator of various pain stimuli such as endogenous lipids, capsaicin, heat, and low pH. In addition to expression in primary afferents, TRPV1 is also expressed in the CNS. Cui M et al. (2006) demonstrate that TRPV1 receptors in the CNS play an important role in pain mediated by central sensitization. And the significant CNS penetration is necessary for a TRPV1 antagonist to produce broad-spectrum analgesia. And TRPV1 also participates in normal bladder function and is essential for normal mechanically evoked purinergic signaling by the urothelium. |
References: |
1. Caterina MJ, Schumacher MA, Tominaga M, Rosen TA, Levine JD, Julius D (October 1997). "The capsaicin receptor: a heat-activated ion channel in the pain pathway". Nature 389 (6653): 816 |
Additional info: |
A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence in the middle region of human TRPV1, identical to the related rat and mouse sequences. |