title: Metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 (mGluR1): antibody specificity and receptor expression in cultured primary neurons.
abstract: The availability of high quality, well-characterized antibodies for molecular and cellular neuroscience studies is important. However, not all available antibodies are rigorously evaluated, nor are limitations of particular antibodies often reported. We have examined a panel of currently available mGluR1 antibodies and have identified which ones are selective for use by western blots and immunocytochemistry. We have also specifically determined whether the antibodies cross-react to recognize mGluR5, by examining (1) tissue from both mGluR1 and mGluR5 knock-out mice and (2) primary cortical cultures, in which mGluR5 is widely expressed but mGluR1 is not. Together, these data provide a baseline characterization of antibodies that can and cannot be reliably used in these types of studies, and will hopefully facilitate and positively impact the research efforts of others studying mGluR1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, 114 16th Street B114-2000, Boston, MA 02129, United States.
authors.forename: Ramses
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ayala
authors.forename: Lauren R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kett
authors.forename: Tiffany L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Leach
authors.forename: Anne B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Anthone W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Dunah
authors.forename: Lianna R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Orlando
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000906:Antibodies / Q000378:metabolism*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007211:Indoles; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D064529:Receptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000172:deficiency / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; C578936:Grm5 protein, mouse; D007211:Indoles; D064529:Receptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; C104077:metabotropic glutamate receptor type 1; C007293:DAPI