This gene encodes 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. The precursor of the encoded protein is cleaved by caspase 3 and 10, is activated upon cell death stimuli and induces apoptosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2012]
Catalog No
L0165
Reactivity
Human, Mouse
Applications
WB, ELISA
Modification
Cleaved Specific
Source
Polyclonal Rabbit
Dilution
Western Blot: 1/500 - 1/2000. 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.
The antiserum was produced against synthesized peptide derived from human Caspase 7. AA range:149-198
Specificity
Cleaved-Caspase-7 p20 (D198) Polyclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of fragment of activated Caspase-7 p20 protein resulting from cleavage adjacent to D198.
Formulation
Liquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, 0.5% BSA and 0.02% sodium azide.
Western blot analysis of lysates from Jurkat cells, treated with etoposide 25uM 24h, using Caspase 7 (p20,Cleaved-Asp198) Antibody. The lane on the right is blocked with the synthesized peptide.