Caspase 2 Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

alternative products:Isoforms differ in the N- and C-termini|Catalytic activity:Strict requirement for an Asp residue at P1| with 316-asp being essential for proteolytic activity and has a preferred cleavage sequence of Val-Asp-Val-Ala-Asp-|-.|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.|PTM:The mature protease can process its own propeptide| but not that of other caspases.|Belongs to the peptidase C14A family.|Contains 1 CARD domain.|subunit:Heterotetramer that consists of two anti-parallel arranged heterodimers| each one formed by a p18 subunit and a p12 subunit. Interacts with LRDD.|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.|