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Casp9
a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family. Sequential activation of caspases plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell apoptosis. Caspases exist as inactive proenzymes which undergo proteolytic processing at conserved aspartic residues to produce 2 subunits, large and small, that dimerize to form the active enzyme. This protein is processed by caspase APAF1; this step is thought to be one of the earliest in the caspase activation cascade. Alternative splicing results in two isoforms. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.
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| Protein type: EC 3.4.22.62; Apoptosis; Protease |
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Cellular Component: mitochondrion; cytoplasm; nucleus; cytosol; apoptosome
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Molecular Function: peptidase activity; protein binding; peptide binding; cysteine-type peptidase activity
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Biological Process: caspase activation; metabolic process; apoptosis; positive regulation of apoptosis; response to lipopolysaccharide; proteolysis; response to organic cyclic substance; response to estradiol stimulus; response to antibiotic; positive regulation of neuron apoptosis; induction of apoptosis; response to cobalt ion; response to DNA damage stimulus; response to UV; aging
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Reference #:
Q9JHK1 (UniProtKB)
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| Alt. Names/Synonyms: 25 kDa caspase-9 dominant negative protein; Apaf3; apoptotic protease activating factor 3; apoptotic protease Mch-6; Casp-9-CTD; Casp9; Casp9_v1; caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase; Caspase 9, isoform CRA_a; Caspase-9; caspase-9 dominant negative form; Caspase-9 long isoform; caspase-9-carboxyl-terminal divergent; Ice-Lap6; Ice-like apoptotic protease 6; Mch6; RNCASP9 |
| Gene Symbols: Casp9 |
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Molecular weight: 50,400 Da
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Basal Isoelectric point: 6.04
Predict pI for various phosphorylation states
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CST Pathways:
Alzheimer's Disease
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Apoptosis
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Death Receptor Signaling
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ErbB/HER Signaling
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Inhibition of Apoptosis
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Mitochondrial Control of Apoptosis
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Protein-Specific Antibodies or siRNAs from Cell Signaling Technology®
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