Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Caspase-6 Antibody

Caspase-6 Antibody

Catalog# : 3469

Caspases are a family of cysteine proteases that can be divided into the apoptotic and inflammatory caspase subfamilies. Unlike the apoptotic caspases, members of the inflammatory subfamily are generally not involved in cell death but are associated with the immune response to microbial pathogens (reviewed in 1 and 2). The apoptotic subfamily can be further divided into initiator caspases, which are activated in response to death signals, and executioner caspases, which are activated by the initiator caspases and are responsible for cleavage of cellular substrates that ultimately lead to cell death (reviewed in 3). Caspase-6 is an executioner caspase that was identified based on its homology with human caspases 2 and 3 as well as the C. elegans cell death protein CED-3 (4). It possesses two isoforms, of which only the longer form possesses protease activity (4). Caspase-6 is highly expressed in adult brain and may play a role in several neuronal pathologies (5).

Additional Names : Caspase-6 (IN), Mch2
Description
Left: Western blot analysis of Caspase-6 in MCF7 cell lysate with Caspase-6 antibody (IN) at (A) 1 and (B) 2 µg/ml.

Below: Immunocytochemistry of caspase-6 in MCF7 with caspase-6 antibody at 1 µg/ml.

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Source : Caspase-6 antibody was raised against a 15 amino acid peptide from near the center of human Caspase-6.

Purification : immunoaffinity purified

Clonality and Clone : This is a polyclonal antibody.

Host : Caspase-6 antibody was raised in rabbit. Please use anti-rabbit secondary antibodies.

Immunogen : Human Casp-6 / Mch2 (Intermediate Domain) Peptide (Cat. No. 3469P)

Application : Casp-6 antibody can be used for the detection of Caspase-6 by Western blot at 1 µg/ml.MCF7 cell lysate can be used as positive control. Anti-Caspase-6 is human specific. Depending on cell lines or tissues used, either full-length or other cleavage products may be observed.

Tested Application(s) : E, WB, ICC

Buffer : Antibody is supplied in PBS containing 0.02% sodium azide.

Blocking Peptide : Cat. No. 3469P - Casp-6 Peptide

Long-Term Storage : Caspase-6 antibody can be stored at 4ºC, stable for one year. As with all antibodies care should be taken to avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles. Antibodies should not be exposed to prolonged high temperatures.

Positive Control
1.Cat. No. 1219 - MCF7 Cell Lysate

Species Reactivity :H

GI Number : 14916483

Accession Number : NP_001217

Short Description : (IN) an executioner caspase

References

1.Martinon F and Tschopp J. Inflammatory caspases: linking an intracellular innate immune system to autoinflammatory diseases. Cell 2004; 117:561-74.
2.Zhivotovsky B and Orrenius S. Caspase-2 function in response to DNA damage. Biochim. Biophys. Res. Comm. 2005; 331:859-67.
3.Wolf BB and Green DR. Suicidal tendencies: apoptotic cell death by caspase family proteinases. J. Biol. Chem. 1999; 274:20049-52.
4.Fernandes-Alnemri T, Litwack G, and Alnemri ES. Mch2, a new member of the apoptotic Ced-3/Ice cysteine protease gene family. Cancer Res. 1995; 55:2737-42.

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