• Species Reactivity

  Human

• Specificity

  Detects human VMAT2 in ELISAs and Western blots.

• Source

  Monoclonal Mouse IgG    ₁ Clone # 899327

• Purification

  Protein A or G purified from hybridoma culture supernatant

• Immunogen

  NS0 mouse myeloma cell line transfected with human VMAT2    
  Met1-Asp514    
  Accession # Q05940

• Formulation

  Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with Trehalose. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

• Label

  Unconjugated

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Western Blot

  1 µg/mL

  See below

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• Flow Cytometry

  2.5 µg/10    ⁶ cells

  See below

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• Immunohistochemistry

  8-25 µg/mL

  See below

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• CyTOF-ready

  Ready to be labeled using established conjugation methods. No BSA or other carrier proteins that could interfere with conjugation.

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Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Reconstitution

  Reconstitute at 0.5 mg/mL in sterile PBS.

• Shipping

  The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. *Small pack size (SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at -20 to -70 °C

• Stability & Storage

  Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.

• 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

• 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: VMAT2

The Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 (VMAT2), also known as VAT2 and SCL18A, is a 55-75 kDa member of the vesicular transporter family, a major facilitator superfamily. VMAT2 is a 12 transmembrane (TM) glycoprotein that is found in the membrane of brain neurosecretory vesicles. It transports monoamines (dopamine, serotonin, and particularly histamine) from the cytosol into secretion vesicles by exchanging two H⁺ ions for one molecule of amine. Human VMAT2 is 514 amino acids (aa) in length. It contains two cytoplasmic domains, a 20 aa and a 52 aa N- and C-terminal respectively, plus an extended 88 aa luminal loop between aa 42-129. There is one luminal, intrachain disulfide bond that contributes to amine transport (C126-C333). In addition, residues in TM domains 5-8 (aa 220-352) and 9-12 (aa 358‑462) also contribute to high affinity ligand interaction. VMAT2 is constitutively phosphorylated by CKII on S511 and S513. Within the cytoplasmic C-terminus, human VMAT2 is 94% aa identical to rat VMAT2.

• Long Name:

  Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2/Solute Carrier Family 18, Member 2

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  6571 (Human); 214084 (Mouse); 25549 (Rat)

• Alternate Names:

  MGC120477; MNAT; monoamine neurotransmitter transporter; Monoamine transporter; SLC18A2; solute carrier family 18 (vesicular monoamine), member 2; Solute carrier family 18 member 2; SVAT; SVMT; SVMTMGC120478; synaptic vesicular amine transporter; VAT2; VAT2MGC26538; vesicle monoamine transporter type 2; vesicle monoamine/H+ antiporter; Vesicular amine transporter 2; VMAT2