Anti-Caspase-6/CASP6 Antibody Picoband®

Overview

This antibody is intended for detection of CASP6 in biological samples using common immunoassay formats. It is typically selected based on target identity, species reactivity, clonality/clone information, and detection modality.

Vendor notes: Boster Bio Anti-Caspase-6/CASP6 Antibody Picoband® catalog # A02631. Tested in WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human, Mouse, Rat. The brand Picoband indicates this is a premium antibody that guarantees superior quality, high affinity, and strong signals with minimal background in Western blot applications. Only our best-performing antibodies are designated as Picoband, ensuring unmatched performance.

Key elements and design rationale

• Antibody format: Rabbit Polyclonal Rabbit IgG
• Immunogen / epitope context: E. coli-derived human Caspase-6 recombinant protein (Position: A194-N293). Human Caspase-6 shares 95.9% and 93.9% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with mouse and rat Caspase-6, respectively. (reported region: A194-N293).
• Molecular weight context: reported MW: 33 kDa; calculated MW: 33310 MW
• Reactivity: Human,Mouse,Rat
• Applications: WB

As a polyclonal antibody, the reagent recognizes multiple epitopes on the target, which can improve detection robustness but may increase sensitivity to sample-dependent epitope changes.

Biological background

Caspase-6. Caspase 6 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CASP6 gene. This gene encodes a protein that is a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family. Using radiation hybrid mapping, the CASP6 gene is localized to human chromosome 4q25-q26. It functions as a downstream enzyme in the caspase activation cascade. And CASP6 can cleave lamin A to its signature apoptotic fragment. Functional note: Involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution. Cleaves poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase in vitro, as well as lamins. Overexpression promotes programmed cell death. Reported localization: Cytoplasm. Expression/tissue context: Highly expressed in placenta, lung, kidney, testis and ovary. Weakly expressed in spleen and thymus. Not expressed in peripheral blood lymphocytes. Detected in hippocampus.

Research relevance and current trends

• Metabolism: Researchers commonly examine how CASP6 relates to this theme using model systems and orthogonal readouts.
• Metabolism Processes: Researchers commonly examine how CASP6 relates to this theme using model systems and orthogonal readouts.
• Neurodegenerative Disease: Researchers commonly examine how CASP6 relates to this theme using model systems and orthogonal readouts.

Common research applications

• Western blotting: compare relative CASP6 levels across conditions; band patterns may reflect isoforms and processing.

Notes for experimental interpretation

• Specificity notes: No cross reactivity with other proteins.
• Cross-reactivity: No cross-reactivity with other proteins.
• Isoforms and PTMs: Apparent size and signal patterns can differ across splice isoforms, proteolytic processing, and post-translational modifications.
• Controls: Include an isotype control (as relevant), no-primary control for imaging, and orthogonal validation such as KD/KO samples when available.

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