A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of Human Apoptosis inhibitor 5(487-504aa KYSSNLGNFNYERSLQGK)(b), different from the related Mouse sequence by one amino acid.
Many growth factors and cytokines act as cellular survival factors by preventing programmed cell death(apoptosis). Apoptosis inhibitor 5(API5) is an antiapoptotic factor which may have a role in protein assembly. The API5 gene to chromosome 11p12 based o