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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins > Caspases > Caspases, Effector > Caspase 3
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins > Caspases > Caspases, Effector > Caspase 3
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Cysteine Proteases > Cysteine Endopeptidases > Caspases > Caspases, Effector > Caspase 3
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Endopeptidases > Cysteine Endopeptidases > Caspases > Caspases, Effector > Caspase 3

Preferred term

Caspase 3  

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 9. Isoforms of this protein exist due to multiple alternative splicing of its MESSENGER RNA.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Apopain
  • CASP3
  • Caspase-3

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Caspase-3

    French

  • Apopaïne
  • CASP3
  • Caspase 3
  • Protéase apoptotique caspase-3

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XN67PHZW-8

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