QuickView for Casp3 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

CASP3 Homo sapiens

Full name:

caspase 3

Synonyms:

CPP32, CPP32B, SCA-1, caspase-3, CASP-3, CPP-32, PARP cleavage protease, SREBP cleavage activity 1, apopain, caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase, caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine protease, cysteine protease CPP32, procaspase3, protein Yama

Genomic Location:

Chr 4: 185785844-185807623

Description:

The protein encoded by this gene is a cysteine-aspartic acid protease that plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell apoptosis. The encoded protein cleaves and inactivates poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase while it cleaves and activates sterol regulatory element binding proteins as well as caspases 6, 7, and 9. This protein itself is processed ...

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The protein encoded by this gene is a cysteine-aspartic acid protease that plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell apoptosis. The encoded protein cleaves and inactivates poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase while it cleaves and activates sterol regulatory element binding proteins as well as caspases 6, 7, and 9. This protein itself is processed by caspases 8, 9, and 10. It is the predominant caspase involved in the cleavage of amyloid-beta 4A precursor protein, which is associated with neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease.

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Orthologs:

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

External Links:

Entrez Gene

miRNA binding sites
(Source: TargetScan):

Predicted Gene Targets for let-7 ,  Predicted Gene Targets for miR-138 ,  Predicted Gene Targets for miR-30

Cytogenetic Map:

4q35.1

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