Description | This product was purified from concentrated tissue culture supernate by Protein A/G chromatography. This antibody is specific for human BAX protein. Cross-reactivity with BAX protein from other sources has not been determined. BAX, also known as Bcl-2-like protein 4 and BCL2L4 is known to accelerates programmed cell death by binding to, and antagonizing the apoptosis repressor BCL2 or its adenovirus homolog E1B 19k protein. BAX induces the release of cytochrome c, activation of CASP3, and thereby apoptosis. BAX protein is expressed in a wide variety of tissues. Isoform Psi is found in glial tumors. Isoform Alpha is expressed in spleen, breast, ovary, testis, colon and brain, and at low levels in skin and lung. Isoform Sigma is expressed in spleen, breast, ovary, testis, lung, colon, brain and at low levels in skin. Isoform Alpha and isoform Sigma are expressed in pro-myelocytic leukemia, histiocytic lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, lymphoblastic leukemia, breast adenocarcinoma, ovary adenocarcinoma, prostate carcinoma, prostate adenocarcinoma, lung carcinoma, epidermoid carcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma and colon adenocarcinoma cell lines. Isoform alpha is considered to be the 'canonical' sequence. |