Association of the receptor Fas with its ligand FasL triggers an apoptotic pathway that plays an important role in immune regulation, development, and progression of cancers (1,2).
Loss of function mutation in either Fas (lpr mice) or FasL (gld mice) leads to lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly as a result of decreased apoptosis in CD4-CD8- T lymphocytes (3,4).
FasL (CD95L, Apo-1L) is a type II transmembrane protein of 280 amino acids (runs at approximately 40kD upon glycosylation) that belongs to the TNF family, which also includes TNF-alpha, TRAIL, and TWEAK.
Binding of FasL to its receptor triggers the formation of a death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) involving the recruitment of the adaptor protein FADD and caspase-8 (5).
Activation of caspase-8 from this complex initiates a caspase cascade resulting in the activation of caspase-3 and subsequent cleavage of proteins leading to apoptosis.
Unlike Fas, which is constitutively expressed by various cell types, FasL is predominantly expressed on activated T lymphocytes, NK cells, and at immune privileged sites (6).
FasL is also expressed in several tumor types as a mechanism to evade immune surveillance (7).
Similar to other members of the TNF family, FasL can be cleaved by metalloproteinases producing a 26kD trimeric soluble form (8,9).
Applications:Suitable for use in Western Blot.
Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilution:Western Blot: 1:500-1:2000Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.
Storage and Stability:May be stored at 4°C for short-term only.
Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Store at -20°C.
Aliquots are stable for 12 months after receipt.
For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.
仕様
Size:200ul
Host:rabbit
Source Antibody:human
Grade:Affinity Purified
Purity:Purified by affinity chromatography.
Form:Supplied as a liquid in PBS, pH 7.3, 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol.
Specificity:Recognizes human FAS, phosphorylated Y291.
Isotype:IgG
Calc Applications Abbrev:WB
Calc Crossreactivity:Hu
Immunogen:Phospho specific peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Y291 of human FAS.