Polyclonal Anti-Caspase 2

Price

200.00 USD

Size

100ug/vial

Reactivities

Hum, Mouse, Rat

Format

Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3.

References

1. Bergeron, L.; Perez, G. I.; Macdonald, G.; Shi, L.; Sun, Y.; Jurisicova, A.; Varmuza, S.; Latham, K. E.; Flaws, J. A.; Salter, J. C. M.; Hara, H.; Moskowitz, M. A.; Li, E.; Greenberg, A.; Tilly, J. L.; Yuan, J. : Defects in regulation of apoptosis in caspase-2-deficient mice. Genes Dev. 12: 1304-1314, 1998. \n2. Tinel, A.; Tschopp, J. : The PIDDosome, a protein complex implicated in activation of caspase-2 in response to genotoxic stress. Science 304: 843-846, 2004.

Storage Temp

\"At -20 degree C for one year. After reconstitution, at 4 degree C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20 degree C for a longer time.\nAvoid repeated freezing and thawing. \n\"\n

Scientific Background

Caspase-2, which is involved in stress-induced apoptosis, is recruited into a large protein complex, the molecular composition of which remains elusive. activation of caspase-2 occurs in a complex that contains the death domain-containing protein PIDD, whose expression is induced by p53, and the adaptor protein RAIDD. Increased PIDD expression resulted in spontaneous activation of caspase-2 and sensitization to apoptosis by genotoxic stimuli. Caspase-2 acts both as a positive and negative cell death effector, depending upon cell lineage and stage of development.