Monoclonal antibody (7B1) against the α subunit of human epithelial sodium channel (hENaC)

Technology Overview
Monoclonal antibody (7B1) against the α subunit of the human epithelial sodium channel (hENaC). The antibody recognizes the tertiary, 3D epitope of the alpha subunit and is characterized as IgG2 with a kappa light chain. It binds with high affinity and specificity to the respective subunits constituting hENaC.

Epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) are involved in regulating Na+ homeostasis. ENaCs primarily require three different subunits to form a functional channel, α, β and γ.

Potential uses include:

• purification of human ENaC for structure studies with an ability to purify and study ENaC from recombinant or native source.
• determination of cellular location of the heterotrimeric ENaC by immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry.
• differentiate ENaC formed from αβγ or δβγ subunits.
• live detection of hENaC subunits in vivo following immunofluorescence labeling.
• application for immunoprecipitation of intact heteromeric ENaC.
• identification of human ENaC protein-expressing cells.

Publication
Noreng S et al., “Structure of the human epithelial sodium channel by cryo-electron microscopy.” Elife. 2018;7:e39340. Link

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