CASP2 Recombinant Monoclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P42575

Target Species

Human

Target Name

CASP2

Target Full Name

Caspase-2

Target Function

Involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution. Might function by either activating some proteins required for cell death or inactivating proteins necessary for cell survival. Associates with PIDD1 and CRADD to form the PIDDosome, a complex that activates CASP2 and triggers apoptosis in response to genotoxic stress.

Target Protein Families

Peptidase C14A family

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed at higher levels in the embryonic lung, liver and kidney than in the heart and brain. In adults, higher level expression is seen in the placenta, lung, kidney, and pancreas than in the heart, brain, liver and skeletal muscle.

Target Research Area

Cancer

Target Synonyms

CASP 2; CASP-2; Casp2; CASP2_HUMAN; Caspase 2; Caspase 2 apoptosis related cysteine peptidase; Caspase-2 subunit p12; Caspase2; ICH 1; ICH 1 protease; ICH 1L; ICH1; ICH1 protease; ICH1L; NEDD-2; NEDD2; Neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 2; PPP1R57; Protease ICH-1; Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 57

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family. Caspases mediate cellular apoptosis through the proteolytic cleavage of specific protein substrates. The encoded protein may function in stress-induced cell death pathways, cell cycle maintenance, and the suppression of tumorigenesis. Increased expression of this gene may play a role in neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease and temporal lobe epilepsy. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene.