Anti-BACE Antibody, CT

32160702

NA.41

Alzheimer′s disease (AD) is characterized by the progressive formation in the brain of insoluble amyloid plaques and vascular deposits consisting of the 4-kD amyloid b-peptide (Ab). Ab generation is initiated by proteolytic cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) at the N-terminal of Ab by b-secretase. The Ab peptide is then released by proteolytic cleavage at its C-terminus by g-secretase. Because both these proteases are prime candidates for therapeutic intervention, an intense search has been underway to identify these two enzymes.A human transmembrane aspartic-protease (Asp2), referred to as BACE, has been characterized and shown to have all the properties of b-secretase. Four groups in all have now confirmed that BACE (or Asp2) is a convincing candidate for b-secretase.

BACE is an N-glycosylated integral membrane aspartyl protease with Mr=70 kDa. Mature BACE is produced from the immature form through a series of post-translational proteolytic cleavages and glycosylation. Sequence analysis has revealed that the immature form of BACE contains an N-terminal signal sequence (residues 1-21) followed by a large catalytic domain, a single transmembrane domain (residues 461-477), and a short cytoplasmic domain (residues 478-501). The signal sequence (1-21) is cleaved from the immature form by a signal peptidase located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), yielding the proBACE protein (Mr=75 kDa) which starts at residue 22. The proBACE protein is modified by cleavage of 24 N-terminal residues (aa 22-45), producing the mature BACE protein.

BACE (beta-site APP Cleaving Enzyme).

This Anti-BACE Antibody, C-terminus is validated for use in WB, IH for the detection of BACE.
Western blot on COS7 transfected cells. The antibody recognizes a band of ~70-75 kDa. It also recognizes a band at ~45 kDa.

Immunohistochemistry on rat and monkey.

Optimal working dilutions must be determined by end user.

ImmunoAffinity Purified

Control
Tested on human brain tissue lysate.

rabbit

100

affinity isolated antibody

primary antibodies

polyclonal

affinity chromatography

human

Chemicon^®

immunohistochemistry: suitable
western blot: suitable

NM_012104.3
NM_138971.2
NM_138972.2
NM_138973.2

P56817

wet ice

human ... BACE1(23621)

70 kDa

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