Caspase-6 Antibody

Product Specifications

Background

Caspase-6 Antibody: 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. 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. Caspase-6 is an executioner caspase that was idientifed based on its homology with human caspases 2 and 3 as well as the C. elegans cell death protein CED-3. It possesses two isoforms, of which only the longer form possesses protease activity. Caspase-6 is highly expressed in adult brain and may play a role in several neuronal pathologies.

NCBI Gene ID

839

Swiss Prot

P55212

Accession Number

NP_001217

Host

Rabbit

Reactivity

Human

Clonality

Polyclonal

Conjugation

Unconjugated

Type

Primary Antibodies

Field of Research

Apoptosis, Cancer

Purification

Caspase-6 Antibody is affinity chromatography purified via peptide column.

Positive Control

Cat. No. 1205 - Jurkat Cell Lysate

Concentration

1 mg/mL

Homology

Predicted species reactivity based on immunogen sequence: Bovine: (87%), Mouse: (87%), Rat: (86%)

Buffer

Caspase-6 Antibody is supplied in PBS containing 0.02% sodium azide.

Modification

None

Shipping Conditions

Blue Ice

Storage Conditions

Caspase-6 antibody can be stored at 4˚ C for three months and -20˚ C, stable for up to 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.

Fragment

IgG

Specificity

Depending on cell lines or tissues used, either full-length or other cleavage products may be observed.

Symbol

CASP6

Positive Control 2

Cat. No. 17-005 - Jurkat Cell Slide

NCBI Official Name

Caspase 6, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase

NCBI Organism

Homo sapiens

Background Reference 01

Martinon F and Tschopp J. Inflammatory caspases: linking an intracellular innate immune system to autoinflammatory diseases. Cell 2004; 117:561-74.

Background Reference 02

Zhivotovsky B and Orrenius S. Caspase-2 function in response to DNA damage. Biochim. Biophys. Res. Comm. 2005; 331:859-67.

Background Reference 03

Wolf BB and Green DR. Suicidal tendencies: apoptotic cell death by caspase family proteinases. J. Biol. Chem. 1999; 274:20049-52.

Background Reference 04

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.