Description
Product Usage Information
Western Blotting: 1:1000
Immunoprecipitation: 1:50
Storage
Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.
Protocol
Available protocols: Western Blotting, Immunoprecipitation
Specificity / Sensitivity
PSD95 Antibody detects endogenous levels of total PSD95 protein.
Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues of human PSD95. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
Postsynaptic Density protein 95 (PSD95) is a member of the membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) family of proteins. These family members consist of an amino-terminal variable segment followed by three PDZ domains, an SH3 domain, and an inactive guanylate kinase (GK) domain. PSD95 is a scaffolding protein involved in the assembly and function of the postsynaptic density complex (1-2). PSD95 participates in synaptic targeting of AMPA receptors through an indirect manner involving stargazin and related transmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory proteins (TARPs) (3). It is implicated in experience-dependent plasticity and plays an indispensable role in learning (4). Mutations in PSD95 are associated with autism (5).
Alternate Names
discs large homolog 4; discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 4; discs, large homolog 4 (Drosophila); Disks large homolog 4; DLG4; FLJ97752; FLJ98574; MRD62; post-synaptic density protein 95; Postsynaptic density protein 95; PSD-95; PSD95; SAP-90; SAP90; Synapse-associated protein 90; Tax interaction protein 15
