Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ This gene encodes a protein which is a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family. Sequential activation of caspases plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell apoptosis. Caspases exist as inactive proenzymes which undergo proteolytic processing at conserved aspartic residues to produce two subunits, large and small, that dimerize to form the active enzyme. The proteolytic cleavage of this protein is induced by a variety of apoptotic stimuli. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants that encode different isoforms. (provided by RefSeq)_x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ CASP2 (AAH02427, 121 a.a. ~ 220 a.a) partial recombinant protein with GST tag. MW of the GST tag alone is 26 KDa._x000D_ Sequence_x000D_ TLSGLQHVLPPLSCDYDLSLPFPVCESCPLYKKLRLSTDTVEHSLDNKDGPLCLQVKPCTPEFYQTHFQLAYRLQSRPRGLALVLSNVHFTGEKELEFRS_x000D_ Physical form_x000D_ Solution in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4_x000D_ Legal Information_x000D_ GenBank is a registered trademark of United States Department of Health and Human Services