Cathepsin D Antibody #2284
- WB
Supporting Data
| REACTIVITY | H Mk |
| SENSITIVITY | Endogenous |
| MW (kDa) | 46, 43, 28 |
| SOURCE | Rabbit |
Application Key:
- WB-Western Blotting
Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
- H-Human
- Mk-Monkey
Product Information
Product Usage Information
| Application | Dilution |
|---|---|
| Western Blotting | 1:1000 |
Storage
Protocol
Specificity / Sensitivity
Cathepsin D Antibody detects endogenous levels of preprocathepsin D, procathepsin D and the heavy chain subunit of mature cathepsin D.
Species Reactivity:
Human, Monkey
Source / Purification
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues with the heavy chain subunit of human Cathepsin D. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
Background
Cathepsin D is a ubiquitously expressed lysosomal aspartyl protease involved in the normal degradation of proteins (1). It is synthesized as an inactive 43 kDa preprocathepsin D that is cleaved and glycosylated to form a 46 kDa procathepsin D and then further cleaved to produce 28 kDa and 15 kDa subunits (heavy and light chains, respectively) (2). Cathepsin D may also be secreted into the cytosol during apoptosis and contribute to cleavage of substrates implicated in the apoptotic pathway (3). Numerous studies have suggested that cathepsin D plays a role in neuronal degradation and malignant transformation, particularly in breast cancer (4-9).
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- Nakanishi, H. (2003) Ageing Res. Rev. 2, 367-81.
- Callahan, L.M. et al. Neurobiol. Aging 19, S99-105.
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