The FLASH/CASP8AP2 Polyclonal Antibody from Bioss Inc. is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody to CASP8AP2. This antibody recognizes Mouse antigen. The FLASH/CASP8AP2 Polyclonal Antibody has been shown to work in the following applications: EIA, Immunoassay, ELISA, Immunocytochemistry, Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Immunohistochemistry - fixed, Immunohistochemistry - frozen, and Western Blot.
Description
FLASH is involved in Fas induced apoptosis. It is recruited to Fas after the receptor cross-linking. Overexpression of wild type of FLASH facilitates and its dominant negative form inhibits Fas induced apoptosis. FLASH interacts with the DEDs of caspase-8 and FADD through the DED-like domain of FLASH and mediates activation of caspase-8. There are parallels between FLASH and Apaf-1/CED-4 although there are arguments against their structural similarity.Studies of FLASH protein suggested that this protein may be a component of the death inducing signaling complex that includes Fas receptor, Fas binding adapter FADD, and caspase 8, and plays a regulatory role in Fas mediated apoptosis