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We've put together several well-characterized glutamatergic neuron markers to help you identify your neuronal population.
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Glutamatergic neurons produce glutamate, which is one of the most common excitatory neurotransmitters in the central nervous system (CNS).
It is critical in fundamental processes such as learning, cognition, and memory. Dysregulation of glutamatergic transmission can result in several neurological conditions.
You may also be interested in our human iPSC-derived glutamatergic neurons.
Vesicular glutamate transporters transport cytoplasmic glutamate into synaptic vesicles. Three mammalian glutamate transporters, vGluT1 – VGluT3, have partially overlapping expression patterns.
vGluT1 is expressed in neuron-rich brain regions and is associated with synaptic vesicle membranes.
Zebrafish retina sections stained with anti-vGluT1 (green) (ab77822).
A glutamate transporter that transports cytoplasmic glutamate into vesicles.
Mouse brain tissue sections stained with anti-vGluT2 (ab79157).
NMDA receptors are ion channels that are activated by glutamate and glycine. They play an important role in many neuronal functions, including synaptic plasticity, synaptogenesis, and memory.
Rat cortex stained with anti-NMDAR1 (ab17345).
NMDAR1 modulators
Product | Activity |
(+)-MK 801 maleate (Dizocilpine) (ab120027) | Non-competitive NMDAR1 antagonist. ion channel. |
NMDAR1 antagonist. |
Another NMDA receptor subunit. This subunit forms the glutamate binding site on the NMDA receptors.
Mouse cerebral cortex sections stained with anti-NMDAR2B (ab65783).
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NMDAR2B modulators
Product | Activity |
Gentiopicrin (ab143623) | Downregulates GluN2B-containing NMDA receptors in the NAc. |
Ro 25-6981 maleate salt (ab120290) | Potent, highly selective, activity-dependent inhibitor of NMDA receptors that contain the NR2B subunit. |
Ifenprodil hemitartrate (ab120111) | Non-competitive NMDAR2B antagonist acting at the polyamine site. |
An enzyme catalyzing the deamination of glutamine into glutamate.
Human cerebral cortex tissue labeled with anti-glutaminase (ab156876).
An enzyme catalyzing the ATP-dependent amination of glutamate to form glutamine. It is primarily expressed in astrocytes but expression levels rise in neurons in neurodegenerative diseases.
When staining for glutamine synthetase, we recommend the parallel use of NeuN.
Zebrafish retina sections stained with anti-glutamine synthetase (purple) (ab93439).