Applications: WB - Quality tested , IP - Reported in literature , FC - Reported in literature , IHC-PS - Reported in literature , ELISA - Reported in literature
Working Dilutions: Immunoblotting Purified (UNLB) antibody ≤ 2 g/mL
Sample Volume
1 mL
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Concentration
0.1 mg/mL
Buffer
0.1 mg of purified immunoglobulin in 1.0 mL of borate buffered saline, pH 8.2. No preservatives or amine-containing buffer salts added
Preservative
Without preservative
Handling Advice
Each reagent is stable for the period shown on the bottle label if stored as directed.
Storage
4 °C
Storage Comment
Store at 2-8°C
Target
BCL2L1
(BCL2-Like 1 (BCL2L1))
Alternative Name
Bcl-xL
Background
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a well-documented phenomenon in many cellular systems. It plays a key role in tissue and organ development as well as in adult tissues during cell turnover. Apoptosis can be induced by a variety of internal and external stimuli including growth factor deprivation, cytokine treatment, antigen-receptor engagement, cell-cell interactions, irradiation and glucocorticoid treatment. Bcl-2 and one of its homologues, Bcl-xL, protect cells from apoptosis, while other homologues of Bcl-2 such as Bax, Bad and Bak have been shown to enhance apoptosis. Bcl-xL has been shown to block apoptosis which is induced by a variety of stimuli and, under certain conditions, offers greater protection against apoptosis than Bcl-2. In contrast, Bad and Bax inhibit the protective functions of Bcl-xL and Bcl-2, respectively. Although heterodimerization between Bcl-xL/Bad and Bcl-2/Bax was originally thought to be essential for the differential anti-apoptotic activity of Bcl-xL and Bcl-2, other results suggest that the formation of heterodimers may not be necessary for this death-repressing activity.