| Gene Symbol |
CASP8
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| Gene Synonyms |
CAP4 MACH MCH5 FLICE ALPS2B Casp-8 |
| Gene Full Name |
caspase 8 |
| Gene Summary |
This gene encodes 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 composed of a prodomain, a large protease subunit, and a small protease subunit. Activation of caspases requires proteolytic processing at conserved internal aspartic residues to generate a heterodimeric enzyme consisting of the large and small subunits. This protein is involved in the programmed cell death induced by Fas and various apoptotic stimuli. The N-terminal FADD-like death effector domain of this protein suggests that it may interact with Fas-interacting protein FADD. This protein was detected in the insoluble fraction of the affected brain region from Huntington disease patients but not in those from normal controls, which implicated the role in neurodegenerative diseases. Many alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described, although not all variants have had their full-length sequences determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
| Alternative Names |
ALPS2B antibody
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 chromosomal region candidate gene 12 protein antibody
Apoptotic cysteine protease antibody
Apoptotic protease Mch-5 antibody
Apoptotic protease Mch5 antibody
CAP4 antibody
CASP-8 antibody
CASP8 antibody
CASP8_HUMAN antibody
Caspase8
Caspase 8 antibody
Caspase 8 apoptosis related cysteine peptidase antibody
Caspase-8 subunit p10 antibody
CED 3 antibody
FADD Like ICE antibody
FADD-homologous ICE/CED-3-like protease antibody
FADD-like ICE antibody
FLICE antibody
FLJ17672 antibody
ICE-like apoptotic protease 5 antibody
MACH alpha 1/2/3 protein antibody
MACH antibody
MACH beta 1/2/3/4 protein antibody
MCH5 antibody
MGC78473 antibody
MORT1 associated ced 3 homolog antibody
MORT1-associated CED-3 homolog antibody
OTTHUMP00000163717 antibody
OTTHUMP00000163720 antibody
OTTHUMP00000163724 antibody
OTTHUMP00000163725 antibody
OTTHUMP00000165062 antibody
OTTHUMP00000165063 antibody
OTTHUMP00000165064 antibody
OTTHUMP00000206552 antibody
OTTHUMP00000206582 antibody |
| Molecular Weight(MW) |
55 kDa |
| Cellular Localization |
Cell projection,Cytoplasm,Nucleus. |