Merck Anti-Connexin 43 antibody, Mouse monoclonal

Anti-Connexin 43 antibody, Mouse monoclonal

clone CXN-6, purified from hybridoma cell culture

Cx43, Gap junction alpha-1 protein, Gap junction 43 kDa heart protein

Monoclonal Anti-Connexin 43 (mouse IgM isotype) is derived from the hybridoma CXN-6 produced by the fusion of mouse myeloma cells and splenocytes from BALB/c mice immunized with a synthetic peptide from the C-terminal region of Connexin 43 protein, conjugated to KLH. Connexin 43 protein (Cx43), also known as Gap junction α-1 protein or Gap junction 43 kDa heart protein. It has four transmembrane domains (TMs). The N and C-terminal cytoplasmic tails orient in plasma membrane. It also has two extracellular loop (EL) domains and a cytoplasmic loop (CL). Six connexin subunits form a connexon or hemichannel in the plasma membrane and a head-to-head docking between two hemichannels result in the formation of a gap junction channel. Cx43 is expressed in heart and brain. It is expressed in cell types including the melanocytes, keratinocytes, endothelial and basal cells. Cx43 has been mapped to human chromosome 6q22.31.