Abstract：
:GPR50 is an orphan seven transmembrane protein related to the melatonin receptor subfamily comprising MT(1) and MT(2) receptors. In the absence of any known ligand for GPR50, other tools are critical for the characterization of this protein. Here, we describe the generation, purification and characterization of the first rabbit polyclonal antibodies generated against peptides corresponding to the N-terminus, C-terminus and two additional regions within the intracellular tail of GPR50. Immune sera were purified on peptide-antigen affinity columns. Antibodies specifically recognized a GPR50-YFP fusion protein on the plasma membrane of HEK 293 cells in immunofluorescence experiments. In Western blot experiments, the monomeric and dimeric forms of GPR50 were detected as proteins of 66 and 130 kDa, respectively. In addition, these new antibodies were sufficiently sensitive to detect GPR50 in brain slices of the rat pituitary and human hippocampus. In conclusion, we successfully produced antibodies against the orphan GPR50 protein that will become valuable tools for functional studies of this protein.
journal_name
J Pineal Resjournal_title
Journal of pineal researchauthors
Hamouda HO,Chen P,Levoye A,Sözer-Topçular N,Daulat AM,Guillaume JL,Ravid R,Savaskan E,Ferry G,Boutin JA,Delagrange P,Jockers R,Maurice Pdoi
10.1111/j.1600-079X.2007.00437.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-08-01 00:00:00pages
10-5issue
1eissn
0742-3098issn
1600-079Xpii
JPI437journal_volume
43pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Melatonin is involved in the control of various physiological functions, such as sleep, cell growth and free radical scavenging. The ability of melatonin to behave as an antioxidant, together with the fact that the Alzheimer-related amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) triggers oxidative stress through hydroxyl radical-induced cell...
journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1034/j.1600-079x.2000.280407.x
更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1989.tb00911.x
更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1990.tb00803.x
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1034/j.1600-079x.2002.1816.x
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1998.tb00367.x
更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1999.tb00566.x
更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/jpi.12159
更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1995.tb00164.x
更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1987.tb00879.x
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
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更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079X.2008.00600.x
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/jpi.12081
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00
