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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

CASP12

Description

caspase 12 (gene/pseudogene)

Protein class

Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Peptidases, Potential transmembrane proteins

Protein evidence

Low

Entrez gene summary

Caspases are cysteine proteases that cleave C-terminal aspartic acid residues on their substrate molecules. This gene is most highly related to members of the ICE subfamily of caspases that process inflammatory cytokines. In rodents, the homolog of this gene mediates apoptosis in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress. However, in humans this gene contains a polymorphism for the presence or absence of a premature stop codon. The majority of human individuals have the premature stop codon and produce a truncated non-functional protein. The read-through codon occurs primarily in individuals of African descent and carriers have endotoxin hypo-responsiveness and an increased susceptibility to severe sepsis. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been noted for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

11 in total
0 with predicted TM region
0 with predicted signal peptide

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Main location(s)

Focal Adhesions

Additional location(s)

 

Staining summary

Staining of focal adhesion sites in U-251 MG and A-431.

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

HPA046232
 

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Normal tissues generally showed weak to moderate cytoplasmic and membranous staining. Stomach, islets of Langerhans and prostate exhibited strong membranous positivity. Liver, lung, parathyroid, Leydig cells, Purkinje cells, smooth muscle and the majority of squamous epithelia were negative.

Tissue specificity

Staining in 56 out of 81 cell types

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

HPA046232
 

Organ

No of cell types

Antibody staining

CNS (brain) 11
Hematopoietic (blood) 8
Liver and pancreas 5
Digestive (GI-tract) 13
Respiratory (lung) 4
Cardiovascular 1
Female tissues 12
Placenta 2
Male tissues 5
Urinary tract (kidney) 3
Skin and soft tissues 14
Endocrine tissues 3

Level of antibody staining





Strong
Moderate
Weak
Negative

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Antibody staining in 39% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

HPA046232
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Normal tissue
staining

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Normal tissue
staining

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Level of antibody staining





Strong
Moderate
Weak
Negative

CELL LINE SUMMARY

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RNA evidence

Not detected
 

Cell line

Cell origin

RNA abundance

IH staining

IF intensity

HPA046232

HPA046232

A-431 Skin Not detected
Weak
A-549 Lung Not detected
CACO-2 Colon Not detected
HEK 293 Embryonal kidney Not detected
HeLa Cervix Not detected
Hep-G2 Liver Not detected
MCF-7 Pleural effusion Not detected
PC-3 Bone marrow Not detected
RT-4 Urinary bladder Not detected
U-2 OS Bone Not detected
U-251 MG Brain Not detected
Weak

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

HPA046232 pAb