Product Pathways - Apoptosis
Caspase-7 Antibody #9492
PhosphoSitePlus® protein, site, and accession data: Casp7
| Applications | Reactivity | Sensitivity | MW (kDa) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | H M R Mk | Endogenous | 20, 35 | Rabbit |
Applications Key:
W=Western Blotting
Reactivity Key:
H=Human
M=Mouse
R=Rat
Mk=Monkey
Species cross-reactivity is determined by western blot. Species enclosed in parentheses are predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology.
Protocols
- 9492:
- Western Blotting
Specificity / Sensitivity
Caspase-7 Antibody detects endogenous levels of both full length caspase-7 (35 kDa) and the large fragment of cleaved caspase-7 following cleavage at aspartic acid 198 (20 kDa). The antibody does not recognize other caspases.
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding the cleavage site of human caspase-7. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
Caspase-7 (CMH-1, Mch3, ICE-LAP3) has been identified as a major contributor to the execution of apoptosis (1-4). Caspase-7, like caspase-3, is an effector caspase that is responsible for cleaving downstream substrates such as (ADP-ribose) polymerase and PARP (1,3). During apoptosis, caspase-7 is activated through proteolytic processsing by upstream caspases at Asp23, Asp198, and Asp206 to produce the mature subunits (1,3). Similar to caspase-2 and -3, caspase-7 preferentially cleaves substrates following the recognition sequence DEVD (5).
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- Duan, H. et al. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271, 1621-1625.
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- Cohen, G.M. (1997) Biochem. J. 326, 1-16.
- Thornberry, N. A. et al. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272, 17907-17911.
Application References
- Erhardt, J. A. et al. (2001) Activation of caspase-3/caspase-3-like activity in rat cardiomyocytes by an RGD peptide, but not the GPIIb/IIIa antagonist lotrafiban. Thromb. Res 103, 143-148. Applications: Western Blotting
- Lademann, U. et al. (2003) Diarylurea compounds inhibit caspase activation by preventing the formation of the active 700-kilodalton apoptosome complex. Mol. Cell. Biol. 23, 7829-7837. Applications: Western Blotting
- Guegan, C. et al. (2001) Recruitment of the mitochondrial-dependent apoptotic pathway in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J. Neurosci. 21, 6569-6576. Applications: Western Blotting
- Thome, C.H. et al. (2012) Mol Cell Proteomics , . Applications: Western Blotting
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For Research Use Only. Not For Use In Diagnostic Procedures.