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For Research Use Only. Not for Use in Diagnostic Procedures.
Applications:

WB

REACTIVITY:

H Mk

SENSITIVITY:

Endogenous

MW (kDa):

25-42

SOURCE:

Rabbit

UniProt ID:

#P07711

Entrez-Gene Id:

1514

Product Information

Product Usage Information

Application Dilution
Western Blotting 1:1000

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 L Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total cathepsin L protein. The antibody detects full-length cathepsin L pro-enzyme in addition to the processed (active) form of cathepsin L.

Species Reactivity:

Human, Monkey

Source / Purification

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Pro229 of human cathepsin L protein. Antibodies are purified by peptide affinity chromatography.

Background

Cathepsin L belongs to the C1 family of peptidases, a large and diverse family of cysteine (thiol) proteases that play fundamental roles in protein processing and degradation. The catalytic activity of C1 peptidases maps to a nucleophilic cysteine thiol, usually found within a catalytic dyad or triad (1). Cathepsin L, initially synthesized as procathepsin L before undergoing proteolytic cleavage to its active form, is a ubiquitously expressed thiol protease, expressed primarily in lysosomes but which is also secreted by some cell types. Its diverse functions include general protein catabolism and autophagy (2), antigen processing (3), promoting angiogenesis (4), and extracellular matrix degradation (5,6). An isoform of cathepsin L has also been reported in the nucleus, where it was shown to be involved in the regulation of transcription factor activity (7). Targeted deletion of the Ctsl gene in mice embryos was non-lethal, but resulted in periodic hair loss and skin defects, including epidermal hyperplasia, acanthosis, and hyperkeratosis (8). More recently, research studies have reported that cathepsin L is involved in viral protein processing during viral replication, and that cathepsin L inhibitors may have utility in combating infection by SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses (9).

  1. Rawlings, N.D. et al. (2018) Nucleic Acids Res 46, D624-D632.
  2. Kaminskyy, V. and Zhivotovsky, B. (2012) Biochim Biophys Acta 1824, 44-50.
  3. Nakagawa, T. et al. (1998) Science 280, 450-3.
  4. Pan, T. et al. (2020) Gastric Cancer 23, 974-987.
  5. Dykes, S.S. et al. (2019) Oncotarget 10, 5560-5568.
  6. Felbor, U. et al. (2000) EMBO J 19, 1187-94.
  7. Burton, L.J. et al. (2017) Mol Cell Biol 37, e00297-16. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00297-16.
  8. Roth, W. et al. (2000) FASEB J 14, 2075-86.
  9. Zhao, M.M. et al. (2021) Signal Transduct Target Ther 6, 134.

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

WB: Western Blotting

Cross-Reactivity Key

H: human M: mouse R: rat Hm: hamster Mk: monkey Vir: virus Mi: mink C: chicken Dm: D. melanogaster X: Xenopus Z: zebrafish B: bovine Dg: dog Pg: pig Sc: S. cerevisiae Ce: C. elegans Hr: horse GP: Guinea Pig Rab: rabbit All: all species expected

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Cathepsin L Antibody

Western Blotting Image 1: Cathepsin L Antibody Expand Image
Western blot analysis of extracts from various cell lines using Cathepsin L Antibody (upper) and GAPDH (D16H11) XP® Rabbit mAb #5174 (lower). Expression levels of cathepsin L among cell lines are consistent with expectations based on publicly available bioinformatic databases, confirming specificity of the antibody for cathepsin L.
Western Blotting Image 2: Cathepsin L Antibody Expand Image
Western blot analysis of extracts from 293T cells, mock transfected (lane 1) or transiently transfected with plasmid encoding Myc/DDK-tagged cathepsin L protein (lane 2), using cathepsin L Antibody (upper), Myc-Tag (71D10) Rabbit mAb #2278 (middle) and GAPDH (D16H11) XP® Rabbit mAb #5174 (lower).