Rabbit anti-Human Caspase-7 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P55210

Target Species

Human

Target Name

CASP7

Target Full Name

Caspase-7

Target Function

Involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution. Cleaves and activates sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs). Proteolytically cleaves poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) at a '216-Asp-|-Gly-217' bond. Overexpression promotes programmed cell death. Cleaves phospholipid scramblase proteins XKR4, XKR8 and XKR9.; Lacks enzymatic activity.

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm.

Target Protein Families

Peptidase C14A family

Target Tissue Specificity

Highly expressed in lung, skeletal muscle, liver, kidney, spleen and heart, and moderately in testis. No expression in the brain.

Target Research Area

Apoptosis

Target Synonyms

apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase; Apoptotic protease Mch-3; CASP-7; CASP7; CASP7_HUMAN; Caspase-7 subunit p11; CMH-1; ICE-LAP3; ICE-like apoptotic protease 3

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family. 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 residues to produce two subunits, large and small, that dimerize to form the active enzyme. The precursor of the encoded protein is cleaved by caspase 3 and 10, is activated upon cell death stimuli and induces apoptosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene.