Anti-Bax Antibody (A283702)

Anti-Bax Antibody

Rabbit polyclonal antibody to Bax.

This antibody recognises the Bcl-2-associated X protein (BAX) also known as Bcl-2 like protein 4. BAX together with BAK (BCL-2 antagonist or killer), another member of the Bcl-2 family, plays a key role in the intrinsic apoptosis pathway by inducing mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP). This event is aided by BID (BH3-interacting domain death agonist), which activates the two proteins and thereby facilitates the formation of homo- or heterodimers. Often in the literature, MOMP is regarded as the point of no return upon which a cell is committed to undergo apoptosis.

WB: 1:500 - 1:2,000

Human

Synthetic peptide of human Bax.

Rabbit

Polyclonal

IgG

Approximately 21 kDa in cell lysates under reducing conditions

Liquid

Supplied in Phosphate Buffered Saline with 0.05% ProClin 300 and 50% Glycerol.

Store undiluted at -20°C. Storage in frost free freezers is not recommended. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles. Should this product contain a precipitate we recommend microcentrifugation before use.

Rabbit anti BAX antibody recognizes the Bcl-2-associated X protein (BAX) also known as Bcl-2 like protein 4. BAX together with BAK (BCL-2 antagonist or killer), another member of the Bcl-2 family, plays a key role in the intrinsic apoptosis pathway by inducing mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP) (Giansanti and Scovassi 2008). This event is aided by BID (BH3-interacting domain death agonist), which activates the two proteins and thereby facilitates the formation of homo- or heterodimers. Often in the literature, MOMP is regarded as the point of no return upon which a cell is committed to undergo apoptosis (Chipuk et al. 2006).

Apoptosis regulator BAX, Bcl-2-like protein 4, Bcl2-L-4, BCL2L4