APIP (APIP) antibody

Antigen: APIP (APIP)

Synonyms: APIP2, CGI29, CGI-29, MMRP19, dJ179L10.2

Clonality: Polyclonal

Host: Rabbit

Reactivity: Human

Conjugate: Un-conjugated

Application: Western Blotting (WB)

Catalog no.: ABIN123500

Additional Information

Alternative name: APIP

UniProt: Q96GX9

Immunogen: A full-length His-tagged recombinant APIP protein

Cross-Reactivity: Human

Description: The mammalian homologues of the key cell death gene CED-4 in C. elegans has been identified recently from human and mouse and designated Apaf1 (for apoptosis protease-activating factor 1) (1,2). Apaf1 binds to cytochrome c (Apaf2) and caspase-9 (Apaf3), which leads to caspase-9 activation. Activated caspase-9 in turn cleaves and activates caspase-3 that is one of the key proteases, being responsible for the proteolytic cleavage of many key proteins in apoptosis (3). Recently, Cho et al (4) have identified a new Apaf-1 Interactiong Protein (APIP) also known as CG129 and MMRP19, as a negative regulator of ischemic injury. APIP competes with Caspase-9 binding site of Apaf1. APIP is predicted to code for a 204 amino acid. An isoform of APIP, APIP2 encodes a 242 amino acid protein, which is an alternative splicing variant differing in its N- terminus from APIP. APIP transcript is ubiquitously expressed in most adult tissue with high expression in skeletal muscle, heart, and kidney. Alternate Names: CG129 / MMRP19.

Application Details

Application Notes: Western blot (1-2 ug/ml). Recommended Positive Control: human muscle. Other applications not tested. Optimal dilutions are dependent on conditions and should be determined by the user.

Concentration: 0.5 mg/ml

Purification: Purified

Buffer: PBS containing 0.2% gelatin and 0.05% sodium azide

Storage: Store the antibody at 2 - 8 °C up to six months or (in aliquots) at -20 °C for longer. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Shelf Life: one year from despatch.

Research Area: Apoptosis/Necrosis

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Images

Western blot analysis of APIP2 in human muscle using ABIN123500 at 2 ug/ml.

Publications

Zou, Henzel, Liu et al.: "Apaf-1, a human protein homologous to C. elegans CED-4, participates in cytochrome c-dependent activation of caspase-3." in: Cell, Vol. 90, Issue 3, pp. 405-13, 1997 (PubMed).

Li, Nijhawan, Budihardjo et al.: "Cytochrome c and dATP-dependent formation of Apaf-1/caspase-9 complex initiates an apoptotic protease cascade." in: Cell, Vol. 91, Issue 4, pp. 479-89, 1997 (PubMed).

Cecconi, Alvarez-Bolado, Meyer et al.: "Apaf1 (CED-4 homolog) regulates programmed cell death in mammalian development." in: Cell, Vol. 94, Issue 6, pp. 727-37, 1998 (PubMed).

Nguyen, Lee, Cho et al.: "Crystallization and Preliminary X-Ray Studies of TON_0559, a Putative Member of the Haloacid Dehalogenase (HAD) Superfamily from Thermococcus onnurineus NA1." in: Protein and peptide letters, Vol. 15, Issue 2, pp. 235-7, 2008 (PubMed).