Species predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology:Monkey
Specificity / Sensitivity
Complexin-1 Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total complexin-1 protein. This antibody does not cross-react with complexin-2.
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ala82 of human complexin-1 protein.
Background
Complexins are small soluble proteins composed of a central α-helical-structured domain surrounded by amino- and carboxy-terminal unstructured domains (1). These cytosolic proteins bind to t-SNAREs with low affinity and to assembled SNARE complexes with high affinity (1,2). Two isoforms, complexin-1 and complexin-2, are expressed in neuronal cells (3) where they regulate evoked and spontaneous exocytosis (4,5). Altered complexin expression resulting from RNAi-mediated knockdown (6) or gene invalidation (7) leads to alteration in spontaneous fusion events and neurotransmitter release, which reflects functions at both inhibitory and stimulatory synapses.