QuickView for CASP9 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

CASP9 Homo sapiens

Full name:

caspase 9

Synonyms:

APAF-3, APAF3, ICE-LAP6, MCH6, PPP1R56, caspase-9, ICE-like apoptotic protease 6, apoptotic protease MCH-6, apoptotic protease activating factor 3, caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase, protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 56

Genomic Location:

Chr 1: 15691378-15723377

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 which undergo proteolytic processing at conserved aspartic residues to produce two subunits, large and small, that dimerize to form...

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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 which undergo proteolytic processing at conserved aspartic residues to produce two subunits, large and small, that dimerize to form the active enzyme. This protein can undergo autoproteolytic processing and activation by the apoptosome, a protein complex of cytochrome c and the apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1; this step is thought to be one of the earliest in the caspase activation cascade. This protein is thought to play a central role in apoptosis and to be a tumor suppressor. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

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Orthologs:

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

External Links:

Entrez Gene

miRNA binding sites
(Source: miRecords):

hsa-miR-133a Targeted Genes

Cytogenetic Map:

1p36.21

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