Caspase-8, human recombinant

Caspase-8, human recombinant is available at Gentaur for Next week delivery.

A cysteine-aspartic acid protease involved in apoptosis

Biomolecule/Target: Caspase-8

Alternates names: Caspase-8, CASP-8, Apoptotic cysteine protease, Apoptotic protease Mch-5, CAP4, FADD-homologous ICE/ced-3-like protease, FADD-like ICE, FLICE, ICE-like apoptotic protease 5, MORT1-associated ced-3 homolog

Synonyms: Caspase-8

Background Information: Caspase-8 (also know as FLICE, MASH, Mch5) is a member of the caspase-family of cysteine proteases. Similar to other caspases, caspase-8 also exists in cells as an inactive proenzyme. During apoptosis procaspase-8 is processed at aspartate residues by self-proteolysis and/or cleavage by another caspase. The processed active form of caspase-8 consists of large and small subunits which associate to form the active enzyme. Active caspase-8 has been shown to activate caspase-3 leading to degradation of a variety of cellular target proteins during apoptosis. The recombinant active human caspase-8 was expressed in E. coli. The active caspase-8 is routinely tested at BioVision for its ability to enzymatically cleave these two substrates Ac-IETD-pNA (Cat. #1063-200) or Ac-IETD-AFC (1062-200).

Reconstitution Instructions: Reconstitute to 1 unit per µl in PBS containing 15% glycerol.

NCBI Gene Symbol: CASP8

Gene ID: 841

NCBI Accession: Q14790