• Species Reactivity

  Human

• Specificity

  Detects human Granzyme B in direct ELISAs and Western blots.    
   

• Source

  Recombinant Monoclonal Rabbit IgG Clone # 2103A

• Purification

  Protein A or G purified from cell culture supernatant

• Immunogen

  Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human Granzyme B    
  Gly19-Tyr247    
  Accession # P10144

• Formulation

  Supplied as a solution in PBS containing BSA, Glycerol and Sodium Azide. *Small pack size (SP) is supplied as a 0.2 µm filtered solution in PBS.

• Label

  Unconjugated

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Western Blot

  0.5 µg/mL

  See below

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Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Shipping

  The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. *Small pack size (SP) is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at -20 to -70 °C

• Stability & Storage

  Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, -20 °C, as supplied.

• 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after opening.

• 6 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after opening.

Background: Granzyme B

Granzyme B is a member of the granzyme family of the serine proteases found specifically in the cytotoxic granules of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer (NK) cells (1, 2). Granzyme B plays an essential role in granule-mediated apoptosis and may have additional roles in rheumatoid arthritis and in bacterial and viral infections (3). It activates various caspases and cleaves proteins such as aggrecan (3). Human Granzyme B is synthesized as a precursor (247 residues) with a signal peptide (residues 1-18), a pro peptide (residues 19-20), and a mature chain (residues 21-247) (4-6). The recombinant human (rh) Granzyme B consisting of residues 19-247 was expressed and purified. After being activated by active cathepsin C, rhGranzyme B cleaves a thioester substrate described previously (3).

• References:

1. Kam, C-M. et al. (2000) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1477:307.

2. Smyth, M.J. et al. (1996) J. Leukoc. Biol. 60:555.

3. Froelich, C.J. (2004) in Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes, Barrett, A.J. et al. eds. pp. 1549.

4. Schmid, J. and C. Weissman (1987) J. Immunol. 139:250.

5. Caputo, A. et al. (1988) J. Biol. Chem. 263:6363.

6. Trapani, J.A. et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:6924.

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  3002 (Human); 14939 (Mouse)

• Alternate Names:

  CSPB; CTLA-1; CTSGL1; Fragmentin-2; Granzyme B; Granzyme-2; GRB; GrzB; GZMB; HLP; SECT