Rabbit Caspase-8 Polyclonal Antibody | anti-CASP8 antibody

Caspase-8 Antibody

Cat. Num. AAA9407512

• Gene Names: CASP8; CAP4; MACH; MCH5; FLICE; ALPS2B; Casp-8
• Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Applications: ELISA, Western Blot, Immunocytochemistry
• Purity: Affinity chromatography purified via peptide column
• Synonyms: Caspase-8; Polyclonal Antibody; Caspase-8 Antibody; FLICE; MACH; Mch5; anti-CASP8 antibody

• Host: Rabbit
• Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Specificity: Depending on cell lines or tissues used, either full-length or other cleavage products may be observed.
• Purity/Purification: Affinity chromatography purified via peptide column
• Form/Format: Supplied in PBS containing 0.02% sodium azide.
• Sequence Length: 496

• Applicable Applications for anti-CASP8 antibody: ELISA (EIA), Western Blot (WB), Immunocytochemistry (ICC)
• Immunogen Type: Peptide
• Immunogen Description: Raised against a 16 amino acid peptide from near the carboxy terminus of human Caspase-8 isoform A.
• Target Name: Caspase-8
• Preparation and Storage: Can be stored at -20 degree C, stable for one year. As with all antibodies care should be taken to avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles. Antibodies should not be exposed to prolonged high temperatures.

Western Blot (WB)

(Western blot analysis of caspase-8 in Jurkat cell lysate with caspase-8 antibody at (A) 0.5, (B) 1, and (C) 2 ug/mL.)

Immunocytochemistry (ICC)

(Immunocytochemistry of caspase-8 in Jurkat cells with caspase-8 antibody at 2 ug/mL.)

Related Product Information for anti-CASP8 antibody

Caspases are a family of cysteine proteases that can be divided into the apoptotic and inflammatory caspase subfamilies. Unlike the apoptotic caspases, members of the inflammatory subfamily are generally not involved in cell death but are associated with the immune response to microbial pathogens. The apoptotic subfamily can be further divided into initiator caspases, which are activated in response to death signals, and executioner caspases, which are activated by the initiator caspases and are responsible for cleavage of cellular substrates that ultimately lead to cell death. Caspase-8 is an initiator caspase that was identified as a member of the Fas/APO-1 death-inducing signaling complex. The adaptor molecule FADD couples procaspase-8 to the Fas receptor death domain; subsequent oligomerization promotes procaspase-8 autoactivation. FLIP, a catalytically inactive caspase-8-like molecule inhibits these interactions and thus can inhibit apoptosis.

Product Categories/Family for anti-CASP8 antibody

Total protein Ab

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information

• NCBI GI #: 15718704
• NCBI GeneID: 841
• NCBI Accession #: NP_001219
• NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #: NM_001228.4
• Molecular Weight: 61,836 Da
• NCBI Official Full Name: caspase-8 isoform A
• NCBI Official Synonym Full Names: caspase 8, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase
• NCBI Official Symbol: CASP8
• NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: CAP4; MACH; MCH5; FLICE; ALPS2B; Casp-8
• NCBI Protein Information: caspase-8
• UniProt Protein Name: Caspase-8
• Protein Family: Caspase
• UniProt Gene Name: CASP8
• UniProt Synonym Gene Names: MCH5; CASP-8; FLICE; MACH
• UniProt Entry Name: CASP8_HUMAN

NCBI Description

This gene encodes 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 composed of a prodomain, a large protease subunit, and a small protease subunit. Activation of caspases requires proteolytic processing at conserved internal aspartic residues to generate a heterodimeric enzyme consisting of the large and small subunits. This protein is involved in the programmed cell death induced by Fas and various apoptotic stimuli. The N-terminal FADD-like death effector domain of this protein suggests that it may interact with Fas-interacting protein FADD. This protein was detected in the insoluble fraction of the affected brain region from Huntington disease patients but not in those from normal controls, which implicated the role in neurodegenerative diseases. Many alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described, although not all variants have had their full-length sequences determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Uniprot Description

CASP8: Most upstream protease of the activation cascade of caspases responsible for the TNFRSF6/FAS mediated and TNFRSF1A induced cell death. Binding to the adapter molecule FADD recruits it to either receptor. The resulting aggregate called death- inducing signaling complex (DISC) performs CASP8 proteolytic activation. The active dimeric enzyme is then liberated from the DISC and free to activate downstream apoptotic proteases. Proteolytic fragments of the N-terminal propeptide (termed CAP3, CAP5 and CAP6) are likely retained in the DISC. Cleaves and activates CASP3, CASP4, CASP6, CASP7, CASP9 and CASP10. May participate in the GZMB apoptotic pathways. Cleaves ADPRT. Hydrolyzes the small-molecule substrate, Ac-Asp-Glu-Val-Asp-|-AMC. Likely target for the cowpox virus CRMA death inhibitory protein. Isoform 5, isoform 6, isoform 7 and isoform 8 lack the catalytic site and may interfere with the pro-apoptotic activity of the complex. Heterotetramer that consists of two anti-parallel arranged heterodimers, each one formed by a 18 kDa (p18) and a 10 kDa (p10) subunit. Interacts with FADD, CFLAR and PEA15. Isoform 9 interacts at the endoplasmic reticulum with a complex containing BCAP31, BAP29, BCL2 and/or BCL2L1. Interacts with TNFAIP8L2. Interacts with human cytomegalovirus/HHV-5 protein vICA/UL36; this interaction inhibits CASP8 activation. Isoform 1, isoform 5 and isoform 7 are expressed in a wide variety of tissues. Highest expression in peripheral blood leukocytes, spleen, thymus and liver. Barely detectable in brain, testis and skeletal muscle. Belongs to the peptidase C14A family. 9 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Protease; Apoptosis; EC 3.4.22.61

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 2q33-q34

Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; mitochondrial outer membrane; neuron projection; cytoskeleton; mitochondrion; Noc1p-Noc2p complex; cytoplasm; CD95 death-inducing signaling complex; microtubule organizing center; cytosol; lipid raft

Molecular Function: peptidase activity; protein binding; protein heterodimerization activity; cysteine-type endopeptidase activity; ubiquitin protein ligase binding; death receptor binding; protein complex binding; tumor necrosis factor receptor binding; cysteine-type peptidase activity

Biological Process: macrophage differentiation; viral reproduction; T cell activation; protein heterooligomerization; apoptosis; positive regulation of proteolysis; heart development; natural killer cell activation; response to lipopolysaccharide; toll-like receptor 3 signaling pathway; proteolysis; response to estradiol stimulus; response to antibiotic; proteolysis involved in cellular protein catabolic process; angiogenesis; positive regulation of macrophage differentiation; toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway; cell structure disassembly during apoptosis; caspase activation; positive regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade; B cell activation; MyD88-independent toll-like receptor signaling pathway; negative regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade; response to ethanol; induction of apoptosis via death domain receptors; toll-like receptor signaling pathway; response to cobalt ion; innate immune response; response to cold; neural tube formation

Disease: Caspase 8 Deficiency; Lung Cancer; Breast Cancer; Hepatocellular Carcinoma