ATG4B polyclonal antibody

Product Specifications

Background

Autophagy is a catabolic process for the autophagosomic-lysosomal degradation of bulk cytoplasmic contents. Control of autophagy was largely discovered in yeast and involves proteins encoded by a set of autophagy-related genes (Atg) . Formation of autophagic vesicles requires a pair of essential ubiquitin-like conjugation systems, Atg12-Atg5 and Atg8-phosphatidylethanolamine (Atg8-PE), which are widely conserved in eukaryotes. Numerous mammalian counterparts to yeast Atg proteins have been described, including three Atg8 proteins (GATE-16, GABARAP, and LC3) and four Atg4 homologs (Atg4A/autophagin-2, Atg4B/autophagin-1, Atg4C/autophagin-3, and Atg4D/autophagin-4) . The cysteine protease Atg4 is pivotal to autophagosome membrane generation and regulation. Atg4 primes the Atg8 homolog for lipidation by cleaving its carboxy terminus and exposing its glycine residue for E1-like enzyme Atg7. The Atg8 homolog is transferred to the E2-like enzyme Atg3 before forming the Atg8-PE conjugate. During later stages of autophagy, Atg4 can reverse this lipidation event by cleaving PE, thereby recycling the Atg8 homolog.While Atg4B displays a broad specificity for Atg8 homologues, it preferentially cleaves LC3. Mutation in the corresponding Atg4B gene can be associated with strong inhibition of autophagosome formation. An excess of inactive Atg4B blocks lipidation of Atg8 homologues and inhibits autophagy. This makes Atg4B a potential tool for characterization of the isolation membrane and other autophagy studies .

CAS Number

9007-83-4

Structure Composition

Rabbit IgG, 1mg/ml in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.2

Product Name Alternative

Cysteine protease ATG4B; AUT-like 1 cysteine endopeptidase; Autophagin-1; Autophagy-related cysteine endopeptidase 1; Autophagy-related protein 4 homolog B; hAPG4B

Swiss Prot

Q9Y4P1

Reactivity

Human, Rat

Immunogen

Synthetic peptide, corresponding to amino acids 75-119 of Human ATG4B

Conjugation

Unconjugated

Related Pathways

Autophagy Signaling

Applications

Dilution

WB: 1:500~1:1000

Purity

The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE)

Modification

Unmodification

Molecular Weight

~ 48 kDa

Storage Conditions

Store at 4°C short term. Aliquot and store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

Notes

For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedure.

Specificity

ATG4B polyclonal antibody detects endogenous levels of ATG4B protein.

Applications Notes

Western blot (WB) analysis of ATG4B pAb at 1:500 dilution Lane1:C6 whole cell lysate (40ug) Lane2:PC3 whole cell lysate (40ug) Lane3:DLD whole cell lysate (40ug) Lane4:U-87MG whole cell lysate (40ug)