Human Caspase-7 (full length) (GenBank Accession No. NM_001227) with C-terminal His-tag, MW= 35.1 kDa, expressed in an E. coli expression system. Active caspase 7 is a heterotetramer consisting of two copies each of ~20 kDa and ~11 kDa subunits.
Specific activity: >= 5337 pmol/min/ug
Background
Caspase-7 is a member of the caspase (cysteine aspartate protease) family of proteins, and has been shown to be an executioner protein of apoptosis.
Immunogen Region
full length
Tag
C-terminal His-tag
Formulation
40 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0,110 mM NaCl, 2.2 mM KCl, 155 mMimidazole, 20% glycerol and 3 mM DTT.
Species
Human
Application
Useful for the study of enzyme kinetics, screening inhibitors, and selectivity profiling
Notes
Assayed using BPS's Homogeneous Caspase-7 Assay Kit, Cat. # 80701. 10 mM HEPES, pH 7.4, 10 mMEDTA, 0.05% Chaps, 5 mM DTT, and 10uM Caspase substrate. Incubate for 30min at RT. Fluorescence intensitymeasured at exc380/em500 nm
Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.
GenBank
NM_001227
Mw(kda)
35.1 kDa
Synonyms
Caspase-7, CASP7, Caspase 7, Mch3, ICE-LAP3
Uniprot
P55210
Shipping Temperature
-80°C (dry ice)
Format
Aqueous buffer solution
Storage
At least 6 months at -80°C.
Reference
Wang DH., et al., PLoS one,7(6):e39920. doi:10.1371/journal.0039920. (2012).