Calpain 2 peptide (Domain IV) (ab41303)

Product Name 

Calpain 2 peptide (Domain IV)

Product type 

Proteins and Peptides

Peptide 

This peptide was used as an immunogen for ab28259 - Calpain 2 antibody - Domain IV.

Specificity 

We have a range of domain specific antibodies for this target. For a full list please see all Calpain 2 antibodies

Tested applications 
(see key)

ELISA, WB

Application notes 
(see key)

Recommended dilutions
ELISA: Use at an assay dependent dilution. WB: Use at an assay dependent dilution. This peptide can be used with studies using ab28259. Dilution optimised using Chromogenic detection. Not yet tested in other applications. Optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.

Research areas 

Cancer >> Cancer Metabolism >> Response to hypoxia
Cell Biology >> Proteolysis / Ubiquitin >> Proteolytic enzymes >> Cysteine protease >> Calpains
Signal Transduction >> Signaling Pathway >> Calcium Signaling >> Calpain

Relevance 

Mu Calpain, and m calpain, also known as Calpain 2, are intracellular, calcium dependent cysteine proteases. Mu calpain has a micromolar sensitivity (thus the mu) as compared to the millimolar calcium sensitivity of m calpain. Both Calpains 1 and 2 are composed of an 80 kD subunit and a 30 kD subunit. Whereas the 30 kDa subunit is shared by both enzymes, the larger catalytic subunits are different and exhibit the distinct Ca++ requirements that are suggested by their names.
The calpains have papain like activity, thus the pain nomenclature. Both Calpain 1 and Calpain 2 are ubiquitously expressed, and are countered by the endogenous calpain inhibitor, calpastatin.

Other calpain family members (calpain 94, ncl2, ncl3, etc) have more limited tissue distribution, and perhaps different functions. The calpain family members consist of a common small subunit (Calpain 4), and a large variable subunit. It is not clear that all calpains contain a small subunit. Domains in the large subunit include the amino terminal domain I, the proteinase domain II, domain III, and the EF hand domain IV. The calpains appear to serve multiple physiological roles, and ideas concerning the functions of these enzymes are in a state of rapid flux.

Purity 

>95% by SDS-PAGE

Storage buffer 

Preservative: None
Constituents: 0.001% Tween 20, 30mM HEPES, 2mM EDTA, 150mM Sodium chloride, pH 6.75

Form 

Liquid

Concentration 

1.000 mg/ml

Storage instructions 

Shipped at 4°C. Upon delivery aliquot and store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles.

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