Caspase-11 Products

Description

This gene encodes a caspase that is involved in apoptosis, cell migration, and the inflammatory response. Although its official nomenclature is Casp4, caspase 4, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase, this gene and its encoded protein have historically been called caspase 11. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2009]

Bioinformatics

Entrez	12363 Mouse 114555 Rat
Uniprot	NM_007609 Mouse
Product By Gene ID	12363
Alternate Names	ich-3 CASP11 CASP-11 CASP4 CASP-4 caspase 4, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase Caspl

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