BACE2
Reactivity: Human, Rat, Mouse
WB
Host: Rabbit
Polyclonal
unconjugated
Application Notes
Western Blot: 0.5 to 1 μg/mL. Detects an approximately 70 kDa band in human heart tissuelysate. Other applications not tested. Optimal dilutions are dependent on conditions and should be determined by the user.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Buffer
Phosphate buffered saline solution containing 0.02 % sodium azide as a preservative
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Handling Advice
Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Storage
-20 °C
Storage Comment
The antibody can be shipped at ambient temperature. Store (in aliquots) at -20 °C only.
Accumulation of the amyloid-b (Ab) plaque in the cerebral cortex is a critical event in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Ab peptide is generated by proteolytic cleavage of the b-amyloid protein precursor (APP) at b- and g -sites by proteases. The long-sought b-secretase was recently identified by several groups independently and designated beta-site APP cleaving enzyme (BACE) and aspartyl protease 2 (Asp2)1-4. A BACE homolog was recently cloned and designated BACE2, Asp1, DRAP (for Down region aspartic protease), and memapsin 14 - 9. BACE2 also cleaves APP at b-site and at a different site within Ab8. BACE2 locates on chromosome 21q22.3, the so-called Down critical region, suggesting that BACE2 and Ab may also contribute to the pathogenesis of Down syndrome.Synonyms: AEPLC, ALP56, ASP1, ASP21, Aspartic-like protease 56 kDa, Aspartyl protease 1, Beta-secretase 2, Beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 2, Down region aspartic protease, Memapsin-1, Membrane-associated aspartic protease 1