Uses
Anti-Dopamine Transporter antibody produced in rabbit is suitable for western blot analysis at a working concentration of 0.5-1μg/mL using rat brain extract (cytosolic S1 fraction) and HEK-293T cells expressing human DAT1. It was used as a primary antibody in western analysis for dopamine transporter in several studies.
General Description
Dopamine transporter belongs to a family of biogenic amine transporters that include the norepinephrine, serotonin (SERT), and vesicular monoamine transporters. These transporters are members of a larger Na
+/Cl
--dependent neurotransmitter transporter family.
Biochem/physiol Actions
The gene DAT is also called as SLC6A3 (solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter), member 3) and functions as a dopamine transporter. It belongs to the sodium- and chloride-dependent neurotransmitter transporter family. It functions in the transport of released dopamine back up into presynaptic terminals. The VNTR (variable number tandem repeat) copy number in the gene may vary and this variation has been linked to various disorders including anxiety, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive, and Tourette′s. It is also associated with Parkinson′s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders.
