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Applications:
W, W-S

Reactivity:
H

Sensitivity:
Endogenous

MW (kDa):
25, 37

Source/Isotype:
Rabbit

UniProt ID:
#P25774

Entrez-Gene Id:
1520

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:1000
Simple Western™ 1:50 - 1:250

Storage

Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

Specificity/Sensitivity

Cathepsin S Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total cathepsin S protein. This antibody detects the full-length pro-protein (37 kDa), and proteolytically activated cathepsin S (25 kDa). In some cell extracts, the antibody weakly detects a 70 kDa protein of unknown identity.

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Gly233 of human cathepsin S protein. Antibodies are purified by peptide affinity chromatography.

Background

Cathepsin S (CTSS) is a cysteine protease belonging to the cathepsin family (1). It is synthesized as a 37 kDa pro-protein, which is proteolytically processed to remove the amino terminal activation peptide, yielding the mature (active) cathepsin S protein (2). The protein is localized to the lysosomal or endosomal compartments of antigen-presenting cells such as B cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells, where it plays an important role in immune response activation (3,4). Specifically, cathepsin S proteolytically removes the self-associated invariant chain (CD74) from MHC class II, and promotes MHC-exogenous antigenic peptide loading (5). Cathepsin S may also be secreted by cells to the extracellular matrix, where its proteolytic degradation of matrix proteins and cytokines (e.g., collagens, elastin, PAR2) has been shown to influence cell signaling (1). Aberrant expression and activity of cathepsin S have been associated with various disease states, including atherosclerosis, fibrosis and inflammation, autoimmune disease, and cancer (6-10), making it a potential biomarker and a promising therapeutic target.

Species Reactivity

Species reactivity is determined by testing in at least one approved application (e.g., western blot).

Western Blot Buffer

IMPORTANT: For western blots, incubate membrane with diluted primary antibody in 5% w/v BSA, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween® 20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.

Applications Key

W: Western Blotting W-S: Simple Western™

Cross-Reactivity Key

H: Human

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Western blot analysis of extracts from various cell lines using Cathepsin S Antibody (upper) and GAPDH (D16H11) XP® Rabbit mAb #5174 (lower). The absence of cathepsin S protein in HCC1419 cells is consistent with mRNA expression profiles reported in public bioinformatic databases, confirming specificity of the antibody for cathepsin S.
Western Blotting Image 1: Cathepsin S Antibody
Simple Western™ analysis of lysates (1 mg/ml) from Karpas 299 cells using Cathepsin S Antibody #25084. The virtual lane view (left) shows the target band (as indicated) at 1:50 and 1:250 dilutions of primary antibody. The corresponding electropherogram view (right) plots chemiluminescence by molecular weight along the capillary at 1:50 (blue line) and 1:250 (green line) dilutions of primary antibody. This experiment was performed under reducing conditions on the Jess™ Simple Western instrument from ProteinSimple, a BioTechne brand, using the 12-230kDa.
Western Blotting Image 1: Cathepsin S Antibody
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