Caspases [kaspasy]
- Terms
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kaspázy
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Caspase
A family of intracellular CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES that play a role in regulating INFLAMMATION and APOPTOSIS. They specifically cleave peptides at a CYSTEINE amino acid that follows an ASPARTIC ACID residue. Caspases are activated by proteolytic cleavage of a precursor form to yield large and small subunits that form the enzyme. Since the cleavage site within precursors matches the specificity of caspases, sequential activation of precursors by activated caspases can occur.
- Annotation
- CASPASES, EFFECTOR and CASPASES, INITIATOR and specifics are available
- DUI
- D020169 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0029891
- Previous indexing
- Cysteine Proteinases (1997-1998)
- History note
- 1999
- Public note
- 1999
Combination
- antagonists & inhibitors
- Caspase Inhibitors
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage 1
- AE
- adverse effects 1
- AN
- analysis 8
- BI
- biosynthesis 1
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry 7
- CL
- classification 2
- DF
- deficiency 1
- DE
- drug effects 10
- EC
- economics
- GE
- genetics 15
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology 5
- IP
- isolation & purification 1
- ME
- metabolism 88
- PK
- pharmacokinetics 1
- PD
- pharmacology 6
- PH
- physiology 21
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use
- TO
- toxicity
- UL
- ultrastructure
- UR
- urine
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Casp14 protein, mouse Chemical MeSH Browser
Casp4 protein, rat Chemical MeSH Browser
DAMM protein, Drosophila Chemical MeSH Browser
Dcp-1 protein, Drosophila Chemical MeSH Browser
MC1 protein, Arabidopsis Chemical MeSH Browser
MC2 protein, Arabidopsis Chemical MeSH Browser
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Mca1 protein, S pombe Chemical MeSH Browser
STRICA protein, Drosophila Chemical MeSH Browser
caspa protein, zebrafish Chemical MeSH Browser
caspase 11, human Chemical MeSH Browser
caspase 13 Chemical MeSH Browser
caspase 32, rat Chemical MeSH Browser
caspase 9s, human Chemical MeSH Browser
caspb protein, zebrafish Chemical MeSH Browser
ced-3 protein, C elegans Chemical MeSH Browser
csp-1 protein, C elegans Chemical MeSH Browser
csp-3 protein, C elegans Chemical MeSH Browser
decay protein, Drosophila Chemical MeSH Browser
drICE protein, Drosophila Chemical MeSH Browser
dredd protein, Drosophila Chemical MeSH Browser
dronc protein, Drosophila Chemical MeSH Browser
metacaspase 9, Arabidopsis Chemical MeSH Browser
type II metacaspase, tomato Chemical MeSH Browser