Polyclonal Anti-h.CASP12

Price

200.00 USD

Size

100ug/vial

Reactivities

Hum

Format

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

References

1. Fischer, H., Koenig, U., Eckhart, L., Tschachler, E. Human caspase 12 has acquired deleterious mutations. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 293: 722-726, 2002.\n2. Saleh, M., Mathison, J. C., Wolinski, M. K., Bensinger, S. J., Fitzgerald, P., Droin, N., Ulevitch, R. J., Green D. R., Nicholson, D. W. Enhanced bacterial clearance and sepsis resistance in caspase-12-deficient mice. Nature 440: 1064-1068, 2006.\n3. Yeretssian, G., Doiron, K., Shao, W., Leavitt, B. R., Hayden, M. R., Nicholson, D. W., Saleh, M. Gender differences in expression of the human caspase-12 long variant determines susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes infection. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 106: 9016-9020, 2009. \n

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.Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.

Scientific Background

Caspase 12 is an enzyme known as a cysteine protease. It belongs to a family of enzymes called caspases that cleave their substrates at C-terminal aspartic acid residues. The CASP12 gene was mapped to chromosome 11q22.3. Csp12L attenuates the inflammatory and innate immune response to endotoxins and in doing so may constitute a risk factor for developing sepsis. The estrogen-mediated inhibition of CSP12L expression is a built-in mechanism that has evolved to protect females from infection by favoring a more robust inflammatory response to pathogens, perhaps notably in childbirth.