Caspase-6 Products

Description

Caspases are a family of cytosolic aspartate-specific cysteine proteases involved in the initiation and execution of apoptosis. Caspase-6 is a major apoptotic executioner (1,2). It exists as a pro-domain protein and is cleaved by caspase-3 into two active subunits, an 18 kDa and a 10 kDa subunit (3). Caspase-6 cleaves among many different intracellular proteins, nuclear lamins. Lamins play a significant role in maintaining the integrity of the cell membrane, and their cleavage results in subsequent cellular breakdown and death (4).

Bioinformatics

Product By Gene ID	839
Alternate Names	Apoptotic protease Mch-2 CASP6 CASP-6 caspase 6, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase caspase 6, apoptosis-related cysteine protease Caspase6 Caspase-6 EC 3.4.22 Mch2 MCH2EC 3.4.22.59

Research Areas for Caspase-6

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Apoptosis
Cancer
Caspases

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