Journal: Brain Structure & Function
Article Title: Somatostatin receptors (SSTR1-5) on inhibitory interneurons in the barrel cortex
doi: 10.1007/s00429-019-02011-7
Figure Lengend Snippet: Localisation of SSTRs in the cortical layers of mice primary somatosensory cortex. SSTR1 showed the most intense signal in L4 and a weaker signal in L2/3 and L5/6. SSTR2 was localised mainly in deep cortical layers (L5-6). SSTR3, SSTR4, and SSTR5 were distributed evenly throughout the cortical layers (column A and C). Column a present representative coronal brain sections through somatosensory cortex immunofluorescently labelled with antibodies specific for SSTR1-SSTR5. Column b presents the validation of antibody specificity. Coronal brain sections were treated with primary antibodies (anti-SSTR1-5) preincubated with control blocking peptides, followed by specific secondary antibodies. The addition of control peptides resulted in the disappearance of the antibody-specific signal. Scale bar 100 μm
Article Snippet: The primary antibodies used in this study were as follows: rabbit anti-SSTR1 polyclonal antibody (1:400, catalogue no. ASR-001, Alomone Labs), rabbit anti-SSTR2 monoclonal antibody (1:2000, catalogue no. ab134152, Abcam), rabbit anti-SSTR3 polyclonal antibody (1:300, catalogue no. ASR-003, Alomone Labs), rabbit anti-SSTR4 polyclonal antibody (1:1000, catalogue no. ab28578, Abcam), and rabbit anti-SSTR5 polyclonal antibody (1:1000, catalogue no. ASR-005, Alomone Labs).
Techniques: Biomarker Discovery, Control, Blocking Assay