Rabbit anti-Human CASP6 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P55212

Target Species

Human

Target Name

CASP6

Target Full Name

Caspase-6

Target Function

Cysteine protease that plays essential roles in programmed cell death, axonal degeneration, development and innate immunity. During apoptosis, localizes in the nucleus and cleaves the nuclear structural protein NUMA1 and lamin A/LMNA thereby inducing nuclear shrinkage and fragmentation. Furthermore, cleaves many transcription factors such as NF-kappa-B and cAMP response element-binding protein/CREBBP. Cleaves phospholipid scramblase proteins XKR4 and XKR9. Plays an essential role in axon degeneration during axon pruning which is the remodeling of axons during neurogenesis but not apoptosis. Regulates B-cell programs both during early development and after antigen stimulation. In addition, promotes the ZBP1-mediated activation of programmed cell death pathways including pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis (PANoptosis) and plays an essential role in defense against viruses. Mechanistically, interacts with RIPK3 and enhances the interaction between RIPK3 and ZBP1, leading to ZBP1-mediated inflammasome activation and cell death.

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm.

Target Protein Families

Peptidase C14A family

Target Synonyms

Apoptotic protease Mch-2; Apoptotic protease MCH2; CASP-6; CASP6; CASP6_HUMAN; Caspase 6; Caspase 6 apoptosis related cysteine protease; Caspase 6; apoptosis related cysteine peptidase; Caspase-6; Caspase-6 subunit p11; Mch2; OTTHUMP00000162742; OTTHUMP00000162743

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family of enzymes. Sequential activation of caspases plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell apoptosis. Caspases exist as inactive proenzymes which undergo proteolytic processing at conserved aspartic acid residues to produce two subunits, large and small, that dimerize to form the active enzyme. This protein is processed by caspases 7, 8 and 10, and is thought to function as a downstream enzyme in the caspase activation cascade. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants that encode different isoforms.