BS2995

antibody from Bioworld Technology, Inc

Targeting: CASP2 ICH1, MGC2181, NEDD2, PPP1R57

Western blot (Data presented on provider website)

Immunohistochemistry (Data presented on provider website)

Antibody Data

Product number

BS2995

Provider

Bioworld Technology, Inc

Proper citation

Bioworld Technology Cat#BS2995, RRID:AB_1662740

Product name

Caspase 2 (K152) polyclonal antibody

Antibody type

Polyclonal

Antigen

Synthetic peptide, corresponding to amino acids 140-180 of Human Caspase 2.

Description

Caspase-2 (Nedd2, ICH-1) is an aspartate-specific cysteine protease that is activated in response to various apoptotic stimuli. Caspase-2 is unique among the caspases in that it has features of both upstream caspases (long prodomain) and downstream caspases (DEXD substrate specificity). Caspase-2 is highly expressed in the brain during development and is expressed at low levels in adult tissue. Specifically, caspase-2 localizes to the mitochondria, the Golgi, the cytoplasm and the nucleus. Caspase-2 exists as two isoforms, caspase-2L and caspase-2S, which are produced by alternative splicing and differ in their N- and C-termini. Caspase-2L acts as a positive regulator of apoptosis, whereas caspase-2S functions as a negative regulator of apoptosis. Following apoptotic stimuli, the caspase-2L precursor undergoes cleavage at Asp 153 to produce a fragment (p30). The p30 fragment undergoes further cleavage to generate a fragment containing amino acids 153-308 (p18) and a fragment containing amino acids 317-435 (p13 or p14). As apoptosis progresses, the p13 (p14) fragment can undergo further processing to yield a fragment containing amino acids 331-435 (p12).

Reactivity

Human

Host

Rabbit

Isotype

IgG

Vial size

100ul

Concentration

1 mg/ml

Storage

Store at 4°C short term. Aliquot and store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.