Form
Liquid
Buffer
PBS, BSA
Preservative
0.1% Sodium azide
Storage
Keep as concentrated solution, aliquot and store at 4ºC.
Concentration
0.2 mg/ml (Please refer to the vial label for the specific concentration.)
Region/Sequence
Peptide mapping to the amino terminus of Human caspase-1 precursor (also designated ICE).
Conjugation
Unconjugated
Note
For laboratory research use only. Not for any clinical, therapeutic, or diagnostic use in humans or animals. Not for animal or human consumption.
Purchasers shall not, and agree not to enable third parties to, analyze, copy, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to determine the structure or sequence of the product.
Synonyms
caspase 1 , ICE , IL1BC , P45
Cellular Localization
Cytoplasm
Background
This gene encodes a protein which is a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family. Sequential activation of caspases plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell apoptosis. Caspases exist as inactive proenzymes which undergo proteolytic processing at conserved aspartic residues to produce 2 subunits, large and small, that dimerize to form the active enzyme. This gene was identified by its ability to proteolytically cleave and activate the inactive precursor of interleukin-1, a cytokine involved in the processes such as inflammation, septic shock, and wound healing. This gene has been shown to induce cell apoptosis and may function in various developmental stages. Studies of a similar gene in mouse suggest a role in the pathogenesis of Huntington disease. Alternative splicing results in transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2012]
Database
Research Area