| Applications: | FC, IHC-P, WB |
| Species Reactivity: | Human |
| Isotype: | Rabbit Ig |
| Purification: | Purified Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody |
| Description: | Cathepsins are papain family cysteine proteinases that represent a major component of the lysosomal proteolytic system. Cathepsins generally contain a signal sequence, followed by a propeptide and then a catalytically active mature region. The very long (251 amino acid residues) proregion of the cathepsin F precursor contains a C-terminal domain similar to the pro-segment of cathepsin L-like enzymes, a 50-residue flexible linker peptide, and an N-terminal domain predicted to adopt a cystatin-like fold. The cathepsin F proregion is unique within the papain family cysteine proteases in that it contains this additional N-terminal segment predicted to share structural similarities with cysteine protease inhibitors of the cystatin superfamily. This cystatin-like domain contains some of the elements known to be important for inhibitory activity. CTSF is a predicted protein of 484 amino acids which contains a 19 residue signal peptide. Cathepsin F contains five potential N-glycosylation sites, and it may be targeted to the endosomal/lysosomal compartment via the mannose 6-phosphate receptor pathway. |
| Further Information: | This CTSF antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 261-290 amino acids from the Central region of human CTSF. |
| Synonym: | Cathepsin F, CATSF, CTSF |
| Ascension Number: | Q9UBX1 |
| NCBI EntrezGene: | 8722 |
| Shipping Conditions: | Ship on cold packs |
| Storage: | Maintain refrigerated at 2-8 C for up to 2 weeks. For long term storage store at -20 C in small aliquots to prevent freeze-thaw cycles. |
| Usage: | Research use only |
