The Rabbit Polyclonal anti-Caspase 7 antibody (ABIN644997) specifically detects Caspase 7 in WB and IHC (p).
The antibody is reactive with Human samples.
DS-PB-00381 recognizes an epitope within the C-terminal region (CT) of Caspase7, a 35kDa cysteine protease, otherwise known as ICE like Apoptotic Protease 3 (ICELAP3). Caspase7, a member of the ICE/Ced3 subfamily, is an executioner caspase which undergoes proteolytic cleavage of its precursor to form active p12 and p20 subunits. Evidence that activation of Caspase7 occurs during cell death induced by the cytokine death receptors Fas/APO1 and the receptor of tumor necrosis factor (TNFR1), coupled with the fact that granzymeB activated Caspase7 cleaves the nuclear enzyme poly (ADPribose) polymerase (PARP), suggests an important role for Caspase7 in both cytokinemediated and GranzymeB mediated apoptosis pathways.
Antisera to human Caspase-7 (CT) were raised by repeated immunisations of rabbits with highly purified antigen. Purified IgG was prepared by affinity chromatography.