Rabbit anti ATG5-ATG12 Complex antibody recognizes an epitope within the C-Terminal (CT) region of the Atg5-Atg12 complex, which plays a key role in the regulation of autophagy, and is emerging as an important factor in the innate immune response to viruses (
Hwang et al. 2012).The Atg5-Atg12 complex interacts with retinoic acid–inducible gene 1 and the adaptor molecule IFN-beta promoter stimulator 1, through caspase recruitment domains, thereby acting as a negative regulator of the type I IFN production pathway, and as a contributor to RNA viral replication within the host cells (
Takeshita et al 2008).