APAF-1 Antibody

Product Discontinued

APAF-1 Antibody Summary

• Immunogen: Antibody was raised against a peptide corresponding to amino acids near the carboxy terminus of human Apaf1. The sequence of the immunogenic peptide differs from that of murine Apaf1 by one amino acid. The immunogen is located within the last 50 amino acids of Apaf1.
• Isotype: IgG
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Host: Rabbit
• Gene: APAF1
• Purity: Peptide affinity purified

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • ELISA 1:100-1:2000
  • Immunohistochemistry 1:10-1:500
  • Immunohistochemistry-Paraffin 1:10-1:500
  • Western Blot 1:100-1:2000
• Application Notes: Apaf1 antibody can be used for detection of Apaf1 by Western blot at 0.5 - 1 mg/ml. Human heart tissue lysate can be used as positive control and a 130 kDa band should be detected. Apaf1 antibody is human, mouse and rat reactive.
• Theoretical MW: 130 kDa.
  Disclaimer note: The observed molecular weight of the protein may vary from the listed predicted molecular weight due to post translational modifications, post translation cleavages, relative charges, and other experimental factors.

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Store at 4C short term. Aliquot and store at -20C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
• Buffer: PBS
• Preservative: 0.02% Sodium Azide
• Purity: Peptide affinity purified

Alternate Names for APAF-1 Antibody

• APAF1
• APAF-1
• APAF-1apoptotic protease activating factor 1
• apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1
• apoptotic peptidase activating factor
• apoptotic protease activating factor
• apoptotic protease-activating factor 1
• CED4
• DKFZp781B1145
• KIAA0413

Background

Apoptosis is related to many diseases and induced by a family of cell death receptors and their ligands. Cell death signals are transduced by death domain containing adapter molecules and members of the caspase family of proteases. The mammalian homologous of the key cell death gene CED-4 in C. elegans was identified recently from human and mouse and designated Apaf1 for apoptosis protease-activating factor 1. Apaf1 binds to cytochrome c (Apaf2) and caspase-9 (Apaf3), which leads to caspase-9 activation. Activated caspase-9 in turn cleaves and activates caspase-3 that is one of the key proteases, being responsible for the proteolytic cleavage of many key proteins in apoptosis. Apaf1 can also associate with caspase-4 and caspase-8. Apaf1 transcript is ubiquitously expressed in human tissues.

Limitations

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Primary Antibodies are guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

Bioinformatics

• Gene Symbol: APAF1
• Uniprot:
  • AAC51678()