QuickView for CASP8;jsessionid=D2B2803848631C6706696A45CB435EAD (gene)

Gene Symbol:

CASP8 Homo sapiens

Full name:

caspase 8

Synonyms:

ALPS2B, CAP4, Casp-8, FLICE, MACH, MCH5, caspase-8, FADD-homologous ICE/CED-3-like protease, FADD-like ICE, ICE-like apoptotic protease 5, MACH-alpha-1/2/3 protein, MACH-beta-1/2/3/4 protein, MORT1-associated ced-3 homolog, apoptotic cysteine protease, apoptotic protease Mch-5, caspase 8, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase, caspase 8, apoptosis-related cysteine protease

Genomic Location:

Chr 2: 201806411-201860679

Description:

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 proces...

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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.

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Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Gallus gallus ,  Canis lupus familiaris ,  Bos taurus ,  Danio rerio ,  Pan troglodytes

External Links:

Entrez Gene

Transcription Factor
Binding Sites:

RYTTCCTG_ETS2_B ,  TTTTGAG_MIR373 ,  TEL2_Q6 ,  HP1SITEFACTOR_Q6 ,  CTTTGA_LEF1_Q2 ,  TCTATGA_MIR376A_MIR376B ,  CACTTTG_MIR520G_MIR520H

Cytogenetic Map:

2q33.1

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