Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (ab181036) is a rabbit monoclonal antibody detecting EAAT1 in Western Blot, IHC-P, ICC/IF. Suitable for Human, Mouse, Rat.
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EAAT1, GLAST, GLAST1, SLC1A3, Excitatory amino acid transporter 1, Sodium-dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter 1, Solute carrier family 1 member 3, GLAST-1
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
Immunohistochemical staining of EAAT1 in paraffin-embedded human brain tissue using ab181036 at a 1/50 dilution.
Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval with citrate buffer pH 6 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
ab181036 staining EAAT1 in human glioma tissue sections by Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P - paraformaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections). Tissue was fixed with paraformaldehyde and antigen retrieval was by heat mediation in a EDTA buffer. Samples were incubated with primary antibody at a dilution of 1/1000. A goat anti-rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) ab97051 was used as the secondary antibody at 1/500.
Negative control 1 : PBS in place of primary antibody.
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
ab181036 staining EAAT1 in human cerebral cortex tissue sections by Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P - paraformaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections). Tissue was fixed with paraformaldehyde and antigen retrieval was by heat mediation in a EDTA buffer. Samples were incubated with primary antibody at a dilution of 1/1000. A goat anti-rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) ab97051 was used as the secondary antibody at 1/500.
Negative control 1 : PBS in place of primary antibody.
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
Immunofluorescent analysis of 4% Paraformaldehyde-fixed, 0.1% TritonX-100 permeabilized rat primary neural / glia cells labelling EAAT1 with ab181036 at 1/50 dilution, followed by ab150077 Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) antibody at 1/1000 2 ug/ml dilution (Green). Confocal image showing positive staining in rat primary glia cell. Confocal scanning Z step was set as 0.3 μm followed by image processing with maximum Z projection. ab195889 Anti-alpha Tubulin mouse monoclonal antibody - Microtubule Marker (Alexa Fluor® 594) was used to counterstain tubulin at 1/200 2.5 dilution (Red). The Nuclear counterstain was DAPI (Blue).
Secondary antibody only control : Secondary antibody is ab150077 Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) at 1000 2 ug/ml dilution.
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
ab181036 staining EAAT1 in rat cerebral cortex tissue sections by Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P - paraformaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections). Tissue was fixed with paraformaldehyde and antigen retrieval was by heat mediation in a EDTA buffer. Samples were incubated with primary antibody at a dilution of 1/1000. A goat anti-rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) ab97051 was used as the secondary antibody at 1/500.
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
ab181036 staining EAAT1 in mouse cerebral cortex tissue sections by Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P - paraformaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections). Tissue was fixed with paraformaldehyde and antigen retrieval was by heat mediation in a EDTA buffer. Samples were incubated with primary antibody at a dilution of 1/1000. A goat anti-rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) ab97051 was used as the secondary antibody at 1/500.
Negative control 1 : PBS in place of primary antibody.
- ICC/IF
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
Immunofluorescent analysis of 4% Paraformaldehyde-fixed, 0.1% TritonX-100 permeabilized mouse primary neural / glia cells labelling EAAT1 with ab181036 at 1/50 dilution, followed by ab150077 Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) antibody at 1/1000 2 ug/ml dilution (Green). Confocal image showing positive staining in mouse primary neural / glia cell. Confocal scanning Z step was set as 0.3 μm followed by image processing with maximum Z projection. Anti-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) mouse monoclonal antibody was used to counterstain tubulin at 1/100 dilution (Red). The Nuclear counterstain was DAPI (Blue).
Secondary antibody only control : Secondary antibody is ab150077 Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) at 1/1000 2 ug/ml dilution.
- ICC/IF
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
Immunofluorescent analysis of 4% Paraformaldehyde-fixed, 0.1% TritonX-100 permeabilized mouse primary neural / glia cells labelling EAAT1 with ab181036 at 1/50 dilution, followed by ab150077 Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) antibody at 1/1000 2 ug/ml dilution (Green). Confocal image showing positive staining in mouse primary glia cell. Confocal scanning Z step was set as 0.3 μm followed by image processing with maximum Z projection. ab195889 Anti-alpha Tubulin mouse monoclonal antibody - Microtubule Marker (Alexa Fluor® 594) was used to counterstain tubulin at 1/200 2.5 dilution (Red). The Nuclear counterstain was DAPI (Blue).
Secondary antibody only control : Secondary antibody is ab150077 Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) at 1000 2 ug/ml dilution.
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Western blot - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
Blocking and diluting buffer : 5% NFDM/TBST
The band above (100KDa) is dimer
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (ab181036) at 1/5000 dilution
All lanes:
Human cerebellum at 20 µg
Secondary
All lanes:
Anti-Rabbit IgG (HRP), specific to the non-reduced form of IgG at 1/2000 dilution
Predicted band size: 143 kDa,26 kDa,59 kDa
Observed band size: 150 kDa,59 kDa
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Western blot - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (ab181036) at 1/1000 dilution
Lane 1:
Mouse brain lysate at 10 µg
Lane 2:
Rat brain lysate at 10 µg
Lane 3:
Human cerebellum lysate at 10 µg
Predicted band size: 59 kDa
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Western blot - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
Blocking and diluting buffer and concentration : 5% NFDM/TBST.
We recommend not to boil the samples after lysis to get desired WB results.
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (ab181036) at 1/5000 dilution
Lane 1:
Mouse brain lysate boiled at 15 µg
Lane 2:
Mouse brain lysate unboiled at 15 µg
Secondary
All lanes:
Western blot - Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (HRP) (<a href='/en-us/products/secondary-antibodies/goat-rabbit-igg-h-l-hrp-ab97051'>ab97051</a>) at 1/20000 dilution
Predicted band size: 59 kDa
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Exposure time: 10s
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Western blot - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (AB181036)
All lanes:
Western blot - Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (ab181036) at 1/5000 dilution
Lane 1:
Mouse brain at 20 µg
Lane 2:
Mouse hippocampus at 20 µg
Lane 3:
Rat hippocampus at 20 µg
Lane 4:
Rat brain at 20 µg
Secondary
All lanes:
Anti-Rabbit IgG (HRP), specific to the non-reduced form of IgG at 1/2000 dilution
Predicted band size: 59 kDa
Observed band size: 59 kDa
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Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] - BSA and Azide free
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603 Alexa Fluor® 568
Alexa Fluor® 568 Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686]
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617 Alexa Fluor® 594
Alexa Fluor® 594 Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686]
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519 Alexa Fluor® 488
Alexa Fluor® 488 Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686]
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665 Alexa Fluor® 647
Alexa Fluor® 647 Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686]
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565 Alexa Fluor® 555
Alexa Fluor® 555 Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686]
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775 Alexa Fluor® 750
Alexa Fluor® 750 Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686]
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Product details
What is this antibody validated in?
Anti-EAAT1 antibody [EPR12686] (ab181036) is a rabbit recombinant monoclonal antibody and is validated for use in Western Blot (WB), Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P), Immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence (ICC/IF) in Human, Mouse, Rat samples.
What is the molecular weight of EAAT1?
Anti-EAAT1 [EPR12686] (ab181036) specifically detects a band for EAAT1 (UniProt: P43003) at a molecular weight of 59kDa.
Trusted by the scientific community
Anti-EAAT1 [EPR12686] (ab181036) was first used in a scientific publication in 2013 and has been cited over 10 times in peer-reviewed journals.
Trial sizes available!
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Other related products
We have a range of other formats of antibody clone [EPR12686] also available for your convenience: ab181036, Carrier free - ab240235, Alexa Fluor® 488 - ab311003, Alexa Fluor® 647 - ab311128, Alexa Fluor® 594 - ab311761, Alexa Fluor® 568 - ab313041, Alexa Fluor® 555 - ab313242, Alexa Fluor® 750 - ab321242
Patented technology
Our RabMAb® technology is a patented hybridoma-based technology for making rabbit monoclonal antibodies. For details on our patents, please refer to RabMAb® patents.
What are the advantages of a recombinant monoclonal antibody?
This product is a recombinant monoclonal antibody, which offers several advantages including:
- - High batch-to-batch consistency and reproducibility
- - Improved sensitivity and specificity
- - Long-term security of supply
- - Animal-free batch production
For more information, read more on recombinant antibodies.
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Biological function summary
EAAT1 is instrumental in maintaining low levels of extracellular glutamate acting as a protective mechanism against neurotoxicity. This transporter does not operate as part of a larger protein complex instead functioning independently to efficiently clear synaptic glutamate. By ensuring rapid uptake of glutamate EAAT1 helps maintain normal synaptic transmission and neuronal communication. The action of EAAT1 is important for preventing excessive activation of glutamate receptors which can lead to cellular damage.
Pathways
EAAT1 is heavily involved in the glutamatergic neurotransmission pathway which is essential for various brain functions including learning and memory. EAAT1 acts in coordination with other proteins like EAAT2 to manage glutamate levels within the synaptic cleft. Another pathway where EAAT1 plays a role is the glutamate-glutamine cycle where it works alongside proteins such as glutamine synthetase to recycle glutamate and sustain neurotransmitter balance. This interplay supports neuronal health and protects against glutamate excitotoxicity.
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