Catalogue number: | 13907 |
Hosts: | Mouse |
Applications: | Immunohistochemistry, Western Blot |
Weight: | 0 |
Form: | 1 ea |
Antigen: | synthetic peptide corresponding to human Caspase-1 within the region of amino acids 371-390 |
P type: | Antibodies|Intracellular Signaling |
Isotype: | IgG1k |
Shipping temp: | -20 |
Storage temp: | -20 |
Additional info: | Caspases are a family of cysteine proteases that are key mediators of programmed cell death or apoptosis. The precursor form of all caspases is composed of a prodomain and large and small catalytic subunits. The active forms of caspases are generated by several stimuli including ligand-receptor interactions, growth factor deprivation and inhibitors of cellular functions. All known caspases require cleavage adjacent to aspartates to liberate one large and one small subunit, which associate into a tetramer to form the active enzyme. Caspase-1 is similar to the cell death gene CED-3 of C. elegans and regulates multiple proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1(beta) and interferon-(gamma)-inducing factor. |