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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins > Caspases > Caspases, Effector > Caspase 6
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins > Caspases > Caspases, Effector > Caspase 6
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Cysteine Proteases > Cysteine Endopeptidases > Caspases > Caspases, Effector > Caspase 6
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Endopeptidases > Cysteine Endopeptidases > Caspases > Caspases, Effector > Caspase 6

Preferred term

Caspase 6  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A short pro-domain caspase that plays an effector role in APOPTOSIS. It is activated by INITIATOR CASPASES such as CASPASE 7; CASPASE 8; and CASPASE 10. Isoforms of this protein exist due to multiple alternative splicing of its MESSENGER RNA.

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Entry terms

  • Caspase-6

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