Glutamine Synthetase (GS)

ABOUT THIS ANTIBODY

Anti-GS labels Müller glia

Glutamine synthetase (GS) protein is expressed in Müller glia. The GS antibody has been found to label Müller glia in zebrafish (Gramage et al., 2015). In the killifish, it labelled Müller glia, however not the whole cell.

Mouse monoclonal anti-GS (Millipore, Cat#MAB302, dilution 1:150)

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by Eva-Maria Breitenbach

Section of 2 mpf female killifish sodium citrate antigen retrieval anti-GS (magenta) and DAPI (blue)

PS = photoreceptors, ONL = outer nuclear layer, OPL = outer plexiform layer, INL = inner nuclear layer, IPL = inner plexiform layer, GCL = ganglion cell layer

labels these retinal cell types

Müller glia


key publications

Gramage E, D’Cruz T, Taylor S, Thummel R and Hitchcock PF. 2015, Midkine-a protein localization in the developing and adult retina of the zebrafish and its function during photoreceptor regeneration. PLoS One .10:1-17.