CASP8 polyclonal, anti-human

Background:
This gene encodes a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family. Sequential activation of caspases plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell apoptosis. Caspases exist as inactive proenzymes composed of a prodomain, a large protease subunit, and a small protease subunit. Activation of caspases requires proteolytic processing at conserved internal aspartic residues to generate a heterodimeric enzyme consisting of the large and small subunits. This protein is involved in the programmed cell death induced by Fas and various apoptotic stimuli. The N-terminal FADD-like death effector domain of this protein suggests that it may interact with Fas-interacting protein FADD. This protein was detected in the insoluble fraction of the affected brain region from Huntington disease patients but not in those from normal controls, which implicated the role in neurodegenerative diseases. Many alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described, although not all variants have had their full-length sequences determined.

Synonyms: ALPS2B, CAP4, Casp-8, FLICE, MACH, MCH5

Cellular Location: Cytoplasm

Immunogen:
Recombinant protein of human CASP8

Gene Symbol: CASP8

Gene ID: 841

Swiss prot: Q14790

Calculated MW: 55kDa

Recommended dilution:
WB 1:500-1000, IF 1:50-100,

Purity:
Affinity purification

Storage Buffer:
Buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.3.

Storage:
Store at -20℃. Avoid freeze / thaw cycles.