Anti-Ipaf NLRC4 Antibody

Apoptosis is related to many diseases and induced by a family of cell death receptors and their ligands. Cell death signals are transduced by death domain containing adaptor molecules and proteases including several members of the caspase family. Another family of proteins that functions as a critical regulator of apoptosis and NFκ signaling pathways is the CED-4/Apaf-1 (apoptosis protein activating factor-1) protein family. Ipaf (ICE protease activating factor) is a CED-4/Apaf-1 family member that activates caspase-1/ICE and can induce apoptosis in human cells in a caspase-1 dependent manner. Ipaf and caspase-1 are thought to interact with each other through the association of the Ipaf amino-terminal CARD (caspase recruitment domain) and amino-terminal CARD of caspase-1.

CLAN, IPAF, CLAN1, CLANA, CLANB, CLANC, CLAND, CARD12, CLR2.1, CLAN, UNQ6189/PRO20215, NLR family CARD domain-containing protein 4, CARD, LRR, and NACHT-containing protein, Clan protein

Ipaf antibody was raised against a synthetic peptide corresponding to amino acids near the C-terminus of human Ipaf. The immunogen is located within the last 50 amino acids of Ipaf.

Isoform 2 is expressed ubiquitously, although highly expressed in lung and spleen. Isoform 1 is highly expressed in lung, followed by leukocytes especially monocytes, lymph node, colon, brain, prostate, placenta, spleen, bone marrow and fetal liver. Isoform 4 is only detected in brain.

Key component of inflammasomes that indirectly senses specific proteins from pathogenic bacteria and fungi and responds by assembling an inflammasome complex that promotes caspase-1 activation, cytokine production and macrophage pyroptosis (PubMed:15107016) . The NLRC4 inflammasome is activated as part of the innate immune response to a range of intracellular bacteria (By similarity) .

Ipaf antibody can be stored at 4°C for three months and -20°C, stable for up to one year. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Antibodies should not be exposed to prolonged high temperatures.