Cathepsin B (G60) Antibody

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Western Blotting

Cathepsin B (G60) Antibody detects endogenous levels of total human cathepsin B protein.

Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Gly60 of human cathepsin B. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from secreted protein from HL-60 cells, untreated or treated overnight with TPA #9905 (20 nM), using Cathepsin B (G60) Antibody.

Western Blotting

Western blot analysis of extracts from various cell lines using Cathepsin B (G60) Antibody.

Cathepsin B (CSTB), part of the papain family of proteases, is a widely expressed lysosomal cysteine endopeptidase (1,2). Like other family members, cathepsin B is produced from a larger precursor form, pro-cathepsin B, which in its glycosylated form runs at approximately 40 kDa on SDS-PAGE, and is then activated by cleavage of a 62-amino acid pro-peptide. High levels of cathepsin B are found in macrophages and osteoclasts, as well as various types of cancer cells, including lung, colon, prostate, breast, and stomach. In addition, expression of cathepsin B has been associated with multiple sclerosis (3), rheumatoid arthritis (4), and pancreatitis (5). While generally localized to lysosomes, in cancer alterations can lead to its secretion (6). Its role in tumor progression is thought to involve promotion of basement membrane degradation, invasion and metastasis (7,8). Expression can correlate with poor prognosis for a variety of forms of cancer (9-13).

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8. Vasiljeva, O. et al. (2006) Cancer Res 66, 5242-50.
9. Campo, E. et al. (1994) Am J Pathol 145, 301-9.
10. Foekens, J.A. et al. (1998) J Clin Oncol 16, 1013-21.
11. Werle, B. et al. (1999) Br J Cancer 81, 510-9.
12. Lah, T.T. et al. (2000) Clin Cancer Res 6, 578-84.
13. Werle, B. et al. (2000) Cancer 89, 2282-91.

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