Caspase-12 Antibody [12G6]

Product Specifications

Background

Caspase-12 is a member of the ICE/CED-3 family of caspases and is detected as a protein of ~51kDa. Overexpression of caspase-12 in cells induces apoptosis. Capase-12 is localized to the endoplasmatic reticulum (ER) and activated by ER stress and specifically cleaves and activates pro-caspase-9 and is also thought to be involved in the apoptosis induced by viral infection. Caspase-12-deficient mice are resistant to ER stress-induced apoptosis. Caspase-12 is probably expressed in many and perhaps all mouse tissues and is expressed at high levels in skeletal muscle, heart, lung and kidney and at moderate levels in brain and liver. In many humans caspase-12 is a pseudo gene and not expressed.

NCBI Gene ID

12364

Swiss Prot

O08736

Accession Number

2094806

Host

Rat

Reactivity

Mouse

Immunogen

Recombinant mouse caspase-12 (p20 fragment) and synthetic peptide corresponding to aa 183-205 of mouse caspase-12.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Clone

12G6

Conjugation

Unconjugated

Type

Primary Antibodies

Field of Research

Apoptosis, Cancer

Purification

>95% (SDS-PAGE)

Concentration

1 mg/ml

Buffer

Liquid. In PBS containing 0.02% sodium azide.

Modification

None

Shipping Conditions

Blue Ice

Storage Conditions

Stable for at least 1 year after receipt when stored at -20˚ C.

Fragment

IgG1, kappa

Specificity

Recognizes an epitope within the p20 fragment of mouse caspase-12. Detects a band of ~51kDa by Western blot. Does not cross-react with mouse caspase-1 or -11.

Applications Notes

ELISA: (direct and indirect: 1:2,000-1:5,000) . Immunoprecipitation: (1:500-1:5,000) . Western Blot: (1:500-1:5,000 using ECL. Suggested blocking and dilution buffer is PBST containing 0.05% Tween 20 and 5% skim milk. Suggested incubation time is 1 hour at room temperature) . Optimal conditions must be determined individually for each application.