Caspase-2 p18 (T325) Peptide

Caspase-2 (Nedd2, ICH-1) is an aspartate-specific cysteine protease that is activated in response to various apoptotic stimuli. Caspase-2 is unique among the caspases in that it has features of both upstream caspases (long prodomain) and downstream caspases (DEXD substrate specificity). Caspase-2 is highly expressed in the brain during development and is expressed at low levels in adult tissue. Specifically, caspase-2 localizes to the mitochondria, the Golgi, the cytoplasm and the nucleus. Caspase-2 exists as two isoforms, caspase-2L and caspase-2S, which are produced by alternative splicing and differ in their N- and C-termini. Caspase-2L acts as a positive regulator of apoptosis, whereas caspase-2S functions as a negative regulator of apoptosis. Following apoptotic stimuli, the caspase-2L precursor undergoes cleavage at Asp 153 to produce a fragment (p30). The p30 fragment undergoes further cleavage to generate a fragment containing amino acids 153-308 (p18) and a fragment containing amino acids 317-435 (p13 or p14). As apoptosis progresses, the p13 (p14) fragment can undergo further processing to yield a fragment containing amino acids 331-435 (p12).

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SPECIFICATIONS

Catalog Number

BS7072P

Applications

BNI

Form

1 mg/ml in DI water.

Purity

Synthetic peptide Caspase-2 p18 (T325). (Note: the amino acid sequence is proprietary). The purity is > 98%.

Swiss Prot

P42575

Storage Temp

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

Additional Info

This peptide can be used with studies using BS7072 Caspase-2 p18 (T325) pAb.

Alternative Names

Caspase-2; CASP-2; Neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 2; NEDD-2; Protease ICH-1; Caspase-2 subunit p18; CASP2; ICH1; NEDD2; Caspase 2; Caspase2