Phospho-IP3 Receptor (Ser1756) Antibody detects endogenous levels of IP3 Receptor only when phosphorylated at Ser1756.
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ser1756 of rat IP3 receptor. Antibodies are purified by peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor, also known as IP3R or InsP3R, is a member of the intracellular calcium release channel family and is located in the endoplasmic reticulum. It functions as a Ca2+ release channel for intracellular stores of calcium ions. There are three types of IP3 receptors (IP3R1, 2 and 3) that require the second messenger inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3) for activation (1). Four individual receptor subunits, resulting in homo- or hetero-oligomerization of the receptor isoform, form a functional channel (2). Phosphorylation of IP3R1 at Ser1756 by cyclic-AMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) regulates the sensitivity of IP3R1 to IP3 and may thus be a mode of regulation for Ca2+ release (3,4). IP3R1-mediated Ca2+ release appears to have an effect on the induction of long term depression (LTD) in Purkinje cells (5).