Product Info Summary
| SKU: | A00599 |
|---|---|
| Size: | 100 μg/vial |
| Reactive Species: | Human, Mouse, Rat |
| Host: | Rabbit |
| Application: | ELISA, IHC, WB |
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Product Name
Anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 Antibody Picoband®
SKU/Catalog Number
A00599
Size
100 μg/vial
Form
Lyophilized
Description
Boster Bio Anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 Antibody Picoband® catalog # A00599. Tested in ELISA, IHC, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human, Mouse, Rat. The brand Picoband indicates this is a premium antibody that guarantees superior quality, high affinity, and strong signals with minimal background in Western blot applications. Only our best-performing antibodies are designated as Picoband, ensuring unmatched performance.
Storage & Handling
Store at -20˚C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4˚C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20˚C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Cite This Product
Anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 Antibody Picoband® (Boster Biological Technology, Pleasanton CA, USA, Catalog # A00599)
Host
Rabbit
Contents
Each vial contains 4 mg Trehalose, 0.9 mg NaCl and 0.2 mg Na2HPO4.
Clonality
Polyclonal
Isotype
Rabbit IgG
Immunogen
E.coli-derived human Connexin 43/GJA1 recombinant protein (Position: D3-R362).
Cross-reactivity
No cross-reactivity with other proteins.
Reactive Species
A00599 is reactive to GJA1 in Human, Mouse, Rat
Observed Molecular Weight
43 kDa
Calculated molecular weight
43.0 kDa
Background of GJA1
Connexin 43 (Cx43), also called GAP Junction Protein, alpha-1 (GJA1). Connexin 43 is a member of the connexin gene family which abundantly expressed in the heart and liver and was mapped to 6q21-q23.2. Connexin43, the major protein of gap junctions in the heart, is targeted by several protein kinases that regulate myocardial cell-cell coupling. Mutations in the connexin43 gap-junction gene, which lead to abnormally regulated cell-cell communication, are associated with visceroatrial heterotaxia. Cx43 must also play a critical role in the physiology of hearing, presumably by participating in the recycling of potassium to the cochlear endolymph.
Antibody Validation
Boster validates all antibodies on WB, IHC, ICC, Immunofluorescence, and ELISA with known positive control and negative samples to ensure specificity and high affinity, including thorough antibody incubations.
Application & Images
Applications
A00599 is guaranteed for ELISA, IHC, WB Boster Guarantee
Assay Dilutions Recommendation
The recommendations below provide a starting point for assay optimization. The actual working concentration varies and should be decided by the user.
Western blot, 0.25-0.5μg/ml, Human, Mouse, Rat
Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Section), 2-5μg/ml, Human, Mouse, Rat
ELISA, 0.1-0.5μg/ml, -
Positive Control
WB: human 293T whole cell, human U251 whole cell, human A549 whole cell, rat heart tissue, rat brain tissue, mouse heart tissue, mouse brain tissue
IHC: human cervical cancer tissue, rat heart tissue, mouse heart tissue
Validation Images & Assay Conditions
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Expression and distribution of Cx32, Cx26 and Cx43 in patients with HCC. a. The protein expression levels of Cx32, Cx26 and Cx43 were determined by western blot analysis. β-actin was used as the loading control. b. The expression of Cx32 was correlated with increased TNM stages, as revealed by western blot analysis. β-actin was used as the loading control. c . Statistical analysis of the relative expression levels of Cxs in HCC tissues, peritumoral tissues, and normal liver tissues. ** , P < 0.01; ## , P < 0.01. d. Statistical analysis of the relative expression levels of Cx32 in peritumoral tissues and HCC tissues with different TNM stages. * , P < 0.05. e. Representative IHC staining of Cx32, Cx26 and Cx43 protein in normal liver tissues (left panels), peritumoral tissues (middle panels) and HCC tissues (right panels) (400×). Scale bars: 50 μm. f. Representative IHC staining of Cx32 in normal liver tissues, cirrhotic tissues and early and advanced HCC tissues (400×). Scale bars: 50 μm
Index in PubMed under a CC BY license. PMID: 30947731
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Trimetazidine suppressed EE-induced change in the expression of connexin 43 (CX43) in myocardial tissues of rats. The mRNA and protein level of CX43 was determined by real-time PCR (A) , and western blot (B) . The expression and distribution of CX43 in myocardial tissues were observed by immunofluorescence staining (C) . Scale bar is 50 μm. Each value is shown as mean ± SD ( n = 6). ∗ P < 0.05, ∗∗ P < 0.01, ∗∗∗ P < 0.001, versus the indicated group.
Index in PubMed under a CC BY license. PMID: 30890937
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Western blot analysis of GJA1 using anti-GJA1 antibody (A00599).
Electrophoresis was performed on a 10% SDS-PAGE gel at 80V (Stacking gel) / 120V (Resolving gel) for 2 hours. The sample well of each lane was loaded with 30 ug of sample under reducing conditions.
Lane 1: human 293T whole cell lysates,
Lane 2: human U251 whole cell lysates,
Lane 3: human A549 whole cell lysates,
Lane 4: rat heart tissue lysates,
Lane 5: rat brain tissue lysates,
Lane 6: mouse heart tissue lysates,
Lane 7: mouse brain tissue lysates.
After electrophoresis, proteins were transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane at 150 mA for 50-90 minutes. Blocked the membrane with 5% non-fat milk/TBS for 1.5 hour at RT. The membrane was incubated with rabbit anti-GJA1 antigen affinity purified polyclonal antibody (A00599) at 0.5 μg/mL overnight at 4°C, then washed with TBS-0.1%Tween 3 times with 5 minutes each and probed with a goat anti-rabbit IgG-HRP secondary antibody at a dilution of 1:5000 for 1.5 hour at RT. The signal is developed using an ECL Plus Western Blotting Substrate (Catalog # AR1196-200) with Tanon 5200 system. A specific band was detected for GJA1 at approximately 43 kDa. The expected band size for GJA1 is at 43 kDa.
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IHC analysis of GJA1 using anti-GJA1 antibody (A00599).
GJA1 was detected in a paraffin-embedded section of human cervical cancer tissue. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed in EDTA buffer (pH 8.0, epitope retrieval solution). The tissue section was blocked with 10% goat serum. The tissue section was then incubated with 2 μg/ml rabbit anti-GJA1 Antibody (A00599) overnight at 4°C. Peroxidase Conjugated Goat Anti-rabbit IgG was used as secondary antibody and incubated for 30 minutes at 37°C. The tissue section was developed using HRP Conjugated Rabbit IgG Super Vision Assay Kit (Catalog # SV0002) with DAB as the chromogen.
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IHC analysis of GJA1 using anti-GJA1 antibody (A00599).
GJA1 was detected in a paraffin-embedded section of rat heart tissue. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed in EDTA buffer (pH 8.0, epitope retrieval solution). The tissue section was blocked with 10% goat serum. The tissue section was then incubated with 2 μg/ml rabbit anti-GJA1 Antibody (A00599) overnight at 4°C. Peroxidase Conjugated Goat Anti-rabbit IgG was used as secondary antibody and incubated for 30 minutes at 37°C. The tissue section was developed using HRP Conjugated Rabbit IgG Super Vision Assay Kit (Catalog # SV0002) with DAB as the chromogen.
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IHC analysis of GJA1 using anti-GJA1 antibody (A00599).
GJA1 was detected in a paraffin-embedded section of rat heart tissue. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed in EDTA buffer (pH 8.0, epitope retrieval solution). The tissue section was blocked with 10% goat serum. The tissue section was then incubated with 2 μg/ml rabbit anti-GJA1 Antibody (A00599) overnight at 4°C. Peroxidase Conjugated Goat Anti-rabbit IgG was used as secondary antibody and incubated for 30 minutes at 37°C. The tissue section was developed using HRP Conjugated Rabbit IgG Super Vision Assay Kit (Catalog # SV0002) with DAB as the chromogen.
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IHC analysis of GJA1 using anti-GJA1 antibody (A00599).
GJA1 was detected in a paraffin-embedded section of mouse heart tissue. Heat mediated antigen retrieval was performed in EDTA buffer (pH 8.0, epitope retrieval solution). The tissue section was blocked with 10% goat serum. The tissue section was then incubated with 2 μg/ml rabbit anti-GJA1 Antibody (A00599) overnight at 4°C. Peroxidase Conjugated Goat Anti-rabbit IgG was used as secondary antibody and incubated for 30 minutes at 37°C. The tissue section was developed using HRP Conjugated Rabbit IgG Super Vision Assay Kit (Catalog # SV0002) with DAB as the chromogen.
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My boss were well pleased with the WB result of your anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 antibody. However we have observed positive staining in pigmented layer of retina cell membrane using this antibody. Is that expected? Could you tell me where is GJA1 supposed to be expressed?
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Verified customer
Asked: 2019-10-01
Answer
From literature, pigmented layer of retina does express GJA1. Generally GJA1 expresses in cell membrane. Regarding which tissues have GJA1 expression, here are a few articles citing expression in various tissues:
Brain, Pubmed ID: 15489334
Cerebellum, Pubmed ID: 14702039
Heart muscle, Pubmed ID: 1696265
Boster Scientific Support
Answered: 2019-10-01
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you antibody using your anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 antibody for epididymis development studies. Has this antibody been tested with western blotting on rat brain tissue? We would like to see some validation images before ordering.
Verified Customer
Verified customer
Asked: 2019-07-25
Answer
We appreciate your inquiry. This A00599 anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 antibody is validated on rat brain tissue, mouse brain. It is guaranteed to work for ELISA, IF, IHC-P, ICC, WB in human, mouse, rat. Our Boster guarantee will cover your intended experiment even if the sample type has not been be directly tested.
Boster Scientific Support
Answered: 2019-07-25
Question
We are currently using anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 antibody A00599 for human tissue, and we are satisfied with the IF results. The species of reactivity given in the datasheet says human, mouse, rat. Is it possible that the antibody can work on pig tissues as well?
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Verified customer
Asked: 2018-10-26
Answer
The anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 antibody (A00599) has not been validated for cross reactivity specifically with pig tissues, but there is a good chance of cross reactivity. We have an innovator award program that if you test this antibody and show it works in pig you can get your next antibody for free. Please contact me if I can help you with anything.
Boster Scientific Support
Answered: 2018-10-26
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We have observed staining in human pigmented layer of retina. What should we do? Is anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 antibody supposed to stain pigmented layer of retina positively?
Verified Customer
Verified customer
Asked: 2018-02-28
Answer
Based on literature pigmented layer of retina does express GJA1. Based on Uniprot.org, GJA1 is expressed in pigmented layer of retina, heart muscle, cerebellum, brain, among other tissues. Regarding which tissues have GJA1 expression, here are a few articles citing expression in various tissues:
Brain, Pubmed ID: 15489334
Cerebellum, Pubmed ID: 14702039
Heart muscle, Pubmed ID: 1696265
Boster Scientific Support
Answered: 2018-02-28
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We ordered your anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 antibody for IHC-P on brain a few months ago. I am using mouse, and We are going to use the antibody for ICC next. We want examining brain as well as heart muscle in our next experiment. Could you please give me some suggestion on which antibody would work the best for ICC?
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Verified customer
Asked: 2017-07-28
Answer
I looked at the website and datasheets of our anti-Connexin 43/GJA1 antibody and I see that A00599 has been validated on mouse in both IHC-P and ICC. Thus A00599 should work for your application. Our Boster satisfaction guarantee will cover this product for ICC in mouse even if the specific tissue type has not been validated. We do have a comprehensive range of products for ICC detection and you can check out our website bosterbio.com to find out more information about them.
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Answered: 2017-07-28


