Target
Human AIM2
Synonyms
AIM2 | Absent in melanoma 2 | PYHIN4
Reactivity
Human
(tested or 100% immunogen sequence identity)
Immunogen
Recombinant human Interferon-inducible protein AIM2 protein (81-326AA)
Specificity
Involved in innate immune response by recognizing cytosolic double-stranded DNA and inducing caspase-1-activating inflammasome formation in macrophages. Upon binding to DNA is thought to undergo oligomerization and to associate with PYCARD initiating the recruitment of caspase-1 precusrsor and processing of interleukin-1 beta and interleukin-18. Detects cytosolic dsDNA of viral and bacterial origin in a non-sequence-specific manner. Can also trigger PYCARD-dependent, caspase-1-independent cell death that involves caspase-8 (By similarity). Tumor suppressor which may act by repressing NF-kappa-B transcriptional activity.