| Description | Caspase-8isinvolvedintheprogrammedcelldeathinducedbyFasandvariousapoptoticstimuli.Manyalternativelysplicedtranscriptvariantsencodingdifferentisoformshavebeendescribed.(Ref:EntrezGene).Recentobservationsinmicrogliahaveimplicatedcaspase8asamodulatorofmicroglialactivationinabsenceofcelldeath. |
| BatchNo. | Seeproductlabel |
| Unitsize | 100µg |
| Antigen | Asyntheticpeptide(DKVYQMKSKPRGYCLIINNH)correspondingtoaregion(223-242aa)fromhumanCaspase-8. |
| Sequence | DKVYQMKSKPRGYCLIINNH |
| AntibodyType | Antiserum |
| OtherNames | CASP-8;Apoptoticcysteineprotease;ApoptoticproteaseMch-5;CAP4;FADD-homologousICE/ced-3-likeprotease;FADD-likeICE;FLICE;ICE-likeapoptoticprotease5;MORT1-associatedced-3homolog;MACH;MCH5; |
| Accession | Q14790CASP8_HUMAN; |
| Producedin | Rabbit |
| Applications | WesternBlotting(WB).Aconcentrationof1.0µg/mlisrecommendedforWB.HumanCaspase-8(Isoform1precursor)hasapredictedlengthof479aminoacidsandMWof55kDa.Biosensisrecommendsoptimaldilutions/concentrationsshouldbedeterminedbytheenduser. |
| Specificity | ThespecificityofthisantibodyhasbeenconfirmedbyWBagainsttheantigen. |
| AntibodyAgainst | Caspase-8 |
| Cross-reactivity | Human;rat;predictedtoreactwithmouseduetosequencehomology; |
| Blastit | Ifyouwishtousethisproductinaspeciesotherthanthosespecifiedhereandwanttodeterminetheaminoacidsequencehomologybetweentheimmunogenandthecorrespondingproteininthatspecies,simplycopytheaminoacidsequenceforthisimmunogenandtestitontheBLASTdatabasethatyoucanaccessthroughthelinkbelow.Pleasenotethatantibodiesraisedagainstsyntheticpeptidesarequiteoftenveryspecificforthatpeptide.Whatthismeansinpractiseisthatasingleaminoaciddifferencemaybeenoughtorestrictthespecificitytoaparticularmolecule.TheBLASTdatabasecanalsobeusedtocompareanyaminoacidsequencebetweenspeciesandbetweenproteins.ThefullaminoacidsequenceofthetargetproteincanbefoundbyfollowingthelinkintheAccessionfield.YoucanthensearchanyaminoacidsequenceinthetargetproteinusingtheBLASTdatabase.Whenselectingasequencetosearch,pleasechoosecarefully,asthesequenceyouchoosemaybeaprecursorratherthanthematureproteinforexample. |
| BlastURL | Clickhere |
| Form | Lyophilisedwith5mgBSA,0.9mgNaCl,0.2mgNa2HPO4,0.05mgThimerosal,0.05mgNaN3 |
| Appearance | Lyophilizedwhitepowder |
| Reconstitution | Reconstitutein100µlofsteriledistilledwatertoachieveanantibodyconcentrationof1mg/ml.Centrifugetoremoveanyinsolublematerial. |
| Storage | Atleast12monthsafterpurchaseat2-4°C(lyophilizedformulations).Afterreconstitution,aliquotandstoreat-20°CforahigherstABIlity.Avoidfreeze-thawcycles. |
| ExpiryDate | 12monthsafterpurchase |
| GeneralReferences | 1.BurguillosM.A.Caspasesignallingcontrolsmicrogliaactivationandneurotoxicity.Nature.2011Apr21;472(7343):319-24. |
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