Molecular weight (DA)
44kD
Immunogen
Recombinant Protein of ATG4b
Specificity
The antibody detects endogenous ATG4b protein
Formulation
Liquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, 0.5% BSA and 0.02% sodium azide.
Dilution rate
IHC-p 1:50-300. IF 1:50-200
Purification process (Immunogen)
The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen.
Background
Autophagy is the process by which endogenous proteins and damaged organelles are destroyed intracellularly. Autophagy is postulated to be essential for cell homeostasis and cell remodeling during differentiation, metamorphosis, non-apoptotic cell death, and aging. Reduced levels of autophagy have been described in some malignant tumors, and a role for autophagy in controlling the unregulated cell growth linked to cancer has been proposed. This gene encodes a member of the autophagin protein family. The encoded protein is also designated as a member of the C-54 family of cysteine proteases. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],
Function
enzyme regulation:Inhibited by N-ethylmaleimide.,function: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.,similarity:Belongs to the peptidase C54 family.,tissue specificity:Mainly expressed in the skeletal muscle, followed by brain, heart, liver and pancreas.,
Gene Name
ATG4B APG4B AUTL1 KIAA0943
Protein name
Cysteine protease ATG4B (EC 3.4.22.-) (AUT-like 1 cysteine endopeptidase) (Autophagin-1) (Autophagy-related cysteine endopeptidase 1) (Autophagy-related protein 4 homolog B) (hAPG4B)
Other name
Cysteine protease ATG4B (EC 3.4.22.-;AUT-like 1 cysteine endopeptidase;Autophagin-1;Autophagy-related cysteine endopeptidase 1;Autophagy-related protein 4 homolog B;hAPG4B)
Fields
>>Autophagy - other;>>Autophagy - animal
Human protein sequence Database
Q9Y4P1
Mouse protein sequence database
Q8BGE6
Rat protein sequence database
Cellular localization
Cytoplasm . Cytoplasm, cytosol . Cytoplasmic vesicle, autophagosome . Endoplasmic reticulum . Mitochondrion . Mainly localizes to the cytoplasm, including cytosol (PubMed:29165041). A samll potion localizes to mitochondria; phosphorylation at Ser-34 promotes localization to mitochondria (PubMed:29165041). .
Tissue expression
Brain,Embryo,Endometrium,Epithelium,Hippocampus,Liver,Placenta,Test