CASP2 is equal to Caspase-2. And Caspase-2, which is involved in stress-induced apoptosis, is recruited into a large protein complex, the molecular composition of which remains elusive. It is showed that activation of caspase-2 occurs in a complex that contains the death domain-containing protein PIDD, whose expression is induced by p53, and the adaptor protein RAIDD. Increased PIDD expression resulted in spontaneous activation of caspase-2 and sensitization to apoptosis by genotoxic stimuli. Caspase-2 acts both as a positive and negative cell death effector, depending upon cell lineage and stage of development.
應用類型
WB
免疫原
A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of human Caspase-2(378-409aa RNTKRGSWYIEALAQVFSERACDMHVADMLVK), different from the related mouse and rat sequences by one amino acid.