This gene encodes a protein which is a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family. Sequential activation of caspases plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell apoptosis. Caspases exist as inactive proenzymes which undergo proteolytic processing at conserved aspartic residues to produce two subunits, large and small, that dimerize to form the active enzyme. This protein cleaves and activates caspases 6, 7 and 9, and the protein itself is processed by caspases 8, 9 and 10. It is the predominant caspase involved in the cleavage of amyloid-beta 4A precursor protein, which is associated with neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease. Alternative splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants that encode the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Catalog No
A0835
Reactivity
Human, Mouse, Rat
Applications
WB, IHC-p, IF(paraffin section), ELISA
Modification
Phospho Specific
Source
Polyclonal Rabbit
Dilution
Western Blot: 1/500 - 1/2000. Immunohistochemistry: 1/100 - 1/300. ELISA: 1/40000. Not yet tested in other applications.
Purification
The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen.
Western blot analysis of lysates from Jurkat cells treated with Etoposide 25uM 60', using Caspase 3 (Phospho-Ser150) Antibody. The lane on the right is blocked with the phospho peptide.
Immunohistochemistry analysis of paraffin-embedded human lymph node, using Caspase 3 (Phospho-Ser150) Antibody. The picture on the right is blocked with the phospho peptide.