Anti-GUCA1A monoclonal antibody Made to order

Antibody Isotype

IgG

Species Reactivity

Human

Immunogen

A synthetic peptide of human GUCA1A is used for rabbit immunization.

Conjugate

Alternative Names

GUCA1A; guanylate cyclase activator 1A (retina); C6orf131, chromosome 6 open reading frame 131 , GUCA, GUCA1; guanylyl cyclase-activating protein 1; COD3; cone dystrophy 3; dJ139D8.6; GCAP; GCAP1; GCAP 1; guanylin 1, retina; guanylate cyclase-activating p

Entrez Gene ID

UniProt ID

Antigen Description

This gene plays a role in the recovery of retinal photoreceptors from photobleaching. In the recovery phase, the phototransduction messeneger cGMP is replenished by retinal guanylyl cyclase-1 (GC1). GC1 is activated by decreasing Ca(2+) concentrations following photobleaching. The protein encoded by this gene, guanylyl cyclase activating protein 1 (GCAP1), mediates the sensitivity of GC1 to Ca(2+) concentrations. GCAP1 promotes activity of GC1 at low Ca(2+) concentrations and inhibits GC1 activity at high Ca(2+) concentrations. Mutations in this gene cause autosomal dominant cone dystrophy (COD3); a disease characterized by reduced visual acuity associated with progressive loss of color vision. Mutations in this gene prohibit the inactivation of RetGC1 at high Ca(2+) concentrations; causing the constitutive activation of RetGC1 and, presumably, increased cell death. This gene is expressed in retina and spermatagonia.

Pathway

Olfactory transduction, organism-specific biosystem; Olfactory transduction, conserved biosystem; Phototransduction, organism-specific biosystem; Phototransduction, conserved biosystem; Visual signal transduction: Cones, organism-specific biosystem; Visual signal transduction: Rods, organism-specific biosystem;