Function
Thiol protease that acts as a major effector caspase involved in the execution phase of apoptosis. Following cleavage and activation by initiator caspases (CASP8, CASP9 and/or CASP10), mediates execution of apoptosis by catalyzing cleavage of many proteins. At the onset of apoptosis, it proteolytically cleaves poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase PARP1 at a '216-Asp-|-Gly-217' bond.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Cytoplasm
Tissue Specificity: Highly expressed in lung, spleen, heart, liver and kidney. Moderate levels in brain and skeletal muscle, and low in testis. Also found in many cell lines, highest expression in cells of the immune system
Product Specifications
Recombinant Human Caspase-3 (CASP3), partial is a recombinant protein from Homo sapiens (Human), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 29-175aa, with N-terminal 6xHis-tagged tag, molecular weight 20.6kDa, purity >85% (SDS-PAGE). Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications.
