Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Calpains are ubiquitous, well-conserved family of calcium-dependent, cysteine proteases. The calpain proteins are heterodimers consisting of an invariant small subunit and variable large subunits. The large subunit possesses a cysteine protease domain, and both subunits possess calcium-binding domains. Calpains have been implicated in neurodegenerative processes, as their activation can be triggered by calcium influx and oxidative stress. The function of the protein encoded by this gene is not known. An orthologue has been found in mouse but it seems to diverge from other family members. The mouse orthologue is thought to be calcium independent with protease activity. (provided by RefSeq)_x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ CAPN7 (NP_055111.1, 1 a.a. ~ 813 a.a) full-length human protein._x000D_ Sequence_x000D_ MDATALERDAVQFARLAVQRDHEGRYSEAVFYYKEAAQALIYAEMAGSSLENIQEKITEYLERVQALHSAVQSKSADPLKSKHQLDLERAHFLVTQAFDEDEKENVEDAIELYTEAVDLCLKTSYETADKVLQNKLKQLARQALDRAEALSEPLTKPVGKISSTSVKPKPPPVRAHFPLGANPFLERPQSFISPQSCDAQGQRYTAEEIEVLRTTSKINGIEYVPFMNVDLRERFAYPMPFCDRWGKLPLSPKQKTTFSKWVRPEDLTNNPTMIYTVSSFSIKQTIVSDCSFVASLAISAAYERRFNKKLITGIIYPQNKDGEPEYNPCGKYMVKLHLNGVPRKVIIDDQLPVDHKGELLCSYSNNKSELWVSLIEKAYMKVMGGYDFPGSNSNIDLHALTGWIPERIAMHSDSQTFSKDNSFRMLYQRFHKGDVLITASTGMMTEAEGEKWGLVPTHAYAVLDIREFKGLRFIQLKNPWSHLRWKGRYSENDVKNWTPELQKYLNFDPRTAQKIDNGIFWISWDDLCQYYDVIYLSWNPGLFKESTCIHSTWDAKQGPVKDAYSLANNPQYKLEVQCPQGGAAVWVLLSRHITDKDDFANNREFITMVVYKTDGKKVYYPADPPPYIDGIRINSPHYLTKIKLTTPGTHTFTLVVSQYEKQNTIHYTVRVYSACSFTFSKIPSPYTLSKRINGKWSGQSAGGCGNFQETHKNNPIYQFHIEKTGPLLIELRGPRQYSVGFEVVTVSTLGDPGPHGFLRKSSGDYRCGFCYLELENIPSGIFNIIPSTFLPKQEGPFFLDFNSIIPIKITQLQ_x000D_ Physical form_x000D_ Solution in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4