Western Blotting (WB), Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Sections) (IHC (p))
Purification
This antibody is purified through a protein A column, followed by peptide affinity purification.
Immunogen
This ATG4C antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 167-196 amino acids from the Central region of human ATG4C.
ATG4C
Reactivity: Human
WB, IF, ICC
Host: Rabbit
Polyclonal
PerCP
Application Notes
WB: 1:1000. WB: 1:1000. IHC-P: 1:50~100
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Buffer
Purified polyclonal antibody supplied in PBS with 0.09 % (W/V) sodium azide.
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Storage
4 °C,-20 °C
Expiry Date
6 months
Li, Hou, Wang, Chen, Shao, Yin: "Kinetics comparisons of mammalian Atg4 homologues indicate selective preferences toward diverse Atg8 substrates." in: The Journal of biological chemistry, Vol. 286, Issue 9, pp. 7327-38, (2011) (PubMed).
Shintani, Klionsky: "Autophagy in health and disease: a double-edged sword." in: Science (New York, N.Y.), Vol. 306, Issue 5698, pp. 990-5, (2004) (PubMed).
Target
ATG4C
(Autophagy related 4C Cysteine Peptidase (ATG4C))
Macroautophagy is the major inducible pathway for the general turnover of cytoplasmic constituents in eukaryotic cells, it is also responsible for the degradation of active cytoplasmic enzymes and organelles during nutrient starvation. Macroautophagy involves the formation of double-membrane bound autophagosomes which enclose the cytoplasmic constituent targeted for degradation in a membrane bound structure, which then fuse with the lysosome (or vacuole) releasing a single-membrane bound autophagic bodies which are then degraded within the lysosome (or vacuole). APG4 is a cysteine protease required for autophagy, which cleaves the C-terminal part of either MAP1LC3, GABARAPL2 or GABARAP, allowing the liberation of form I. A subpopulation of form I is subsequently converted to a smaller form (form II). Form II, with a revealed C-terminal glycine, is considered to be the phosphatidylethanolamine (PE)-conjugated form, and has the capacity for the binding to autophagosomes.