Caspase-7

<p>This section provides any useful information about the protein, mostly biological knowledge.<p><a href='/help/function_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Functionⁱ

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• Strict requirement for an Asp residue at position P1 and has a preferred cleavage sequence of Asp-Glu-Val-Asp-|-. EC:3.4.22.60

Sites

<p>The <a href="http://www.geneontology.org/">Gene Ontology (GO)</a> project provides a set of hierarchical controlled vocabulary split into 3 categories:<p><a href='/help/gene_ontology' target='_top'>More...</a></p>GO - Molecular functionⁱ

• aspartic-type endopeptidase activity Source: MGI <p>Inferred from Direct Assay</p> <p>Used to indicate a direct assay for the function, process or component indicated by the GO term.</p> <p>More information in the <a href="http://geneontology.org/page/guide%2Dgo%2Devidence%2Dcodes#ida">GO evidence code guide</a></p> Inferred from direct assayⁱ
  • "BAD is a pro-survival factor prior to activation of its pro-apoptotic function."
    Seo S.Y., Chen Y.B., Ivanovska I., Ranger A.M., Hong S.J., Dawson V.L., Korsmeyer S.J., Bellows D.S., Fannjiang Y., Hardwick J.M.
    J Biol Chem 279:42240-42249(2004) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• cysteine-type endopeptidase activity Source: UniProtKBInferred from direct assayⁱ
  • "Proteome-wide substrate analysis indicates substrate exclusion as a mechanism to generate caspase-7 versus caspase-3 specificity."
    Demon D., Van Damme P., Vanden Berghe T., Deceuninck A., Van Durme J., Verspurten J., Helsens K., Impens F., Wejda M., Schymkowitz J., Rousseau F., Madder A., Vandekerckhove J., Declercq W., Gevaert K., Vandenabeele P.
    Mol Cell Proteomics 8:2700-2714(2009) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process Source: MGIInferred from direct assayⁱ
  • "Apoptosis caused by p53-induced protein with death domain (PIDD) depends on the death adapter protein RAIDD."
    Berube C., Boucher L.M., Ma W., Wakeham A., Salmena L., Hakem R., Yeh W.C., Mak T.W., Benchimol S.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:14314-14320(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in execution phase of apoptosis Source: MGI
• cysteine-type peptidase activity Source: MGI
• peptidase activity Source: MGI

GO - Biological processⁱ

• aging Source: Ensembl
• apoptotic process Source: MGI <p>Inferred from Genetic Interaction</p> <p>Used to describe "traditional" genetic interactions such as suppressors and synthetic lethals as well as other techniques such as functional complementation, rescue experiments, or inferences about a gene drawn from the phenotype of a mutation in a different gene.</p> <p>More information in the <a href="http://geneontology.org/page/guide%2Dgo%2Devidence%2Dcodes#igi">GO evidence code guide</a></p> Inferred from genetic interactionⁱ
  • "Caspases 3 and 7: key mediators of mitochondrial events of apoptosis."
    Lakhani S.A., Masud A., Kuida K., Porter G.A. Jr., Booth C.J., Mehal W.Z., Inayat I., Flavell R.A.
    Science 311:847-851(2006) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• cellular response to staurosporine Source: MGI
• execution phase of apoptosis Source: MGIInferred from genetic interactionⁱ
  • "Caspases 3 and 7: key mediators of mitochondrial events of apoptosis."
    Lakhani S.A., Masud A., Kuida K., Porter G.A. Jr., Booth C.J., Mehal W.Z., Inayat I., Flavell R.A.
    Science 311:847-851(2006) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• heart development Source: MGIInferred from genetic interactionⁱ
  • "Caspases 3 and 7: key mediators of mitochondrial events of apoptosis."
    Lakhani S.A., Masud A., Kuida K., Porter G.A. Jr., Booth C.J., Mehal W.Z., Inayat I., Flavell R.A.
    Science 311:847-851(2006) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• leukocyte apoptotic process Source: Ensembl
• neuron apoptotic process Source: MGIInferred from direct assayⁱ
  • "BAD is a pro-survival factor prior to activation of its pro-apoptotic function."
    Seo S.Y., Chen Y.B., Ivanovska I., Ranger A.M., Hong S.J., Dawson V.L., Korsmeyer S.J., Bellows D.S., Fannjiang Y., Hardwick J.M.
    J Biol Chem 279:42240-42249(2004) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• protein processing Source: MGIInferred from direct assayⁱ
  • "BAD is a pro-survival factor prior to activation of its pro-apoptotic function."
    Seo S.Y., Chen Y.B., Ivanovska I., Ranger A.M., Hong S.J., Dawson V.L., Korsmeyer S.J., Bellows D.S., Fannjiang Y., Hardwick J.M.
    J Biol Chem 279:42240-42249(2004) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• proteolysis Source: MGI
• response to UV Source: MGIInferred from genetic interactionⁱ
  • "Caspases 3 and 7: key mediators of mitochondrial events of apoptosis."
    Lakhani S.A., Masud A., Kuida K., Porter G.A. Jr., Booth C.J., Mehal W.Z., Inayat I., Flavell R.A.
    Science 311:847-851(2006) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• striated muscle cell differentiation Source: Ensembl

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Enzyme and pathway databases

Protein family/group databases

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Organism-specific databases

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Keywords - Cellular componentⁱ

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Molecule processing

Amino acid modifications

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Keywords - PTMⁱ

Proteomic databases

PTM databases

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Gene expression databases

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Protein-protein interaction databases

Miscellaneous databases

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3D structure databases

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Phylogenomic databases

Family and domain databases

<p>This section displays by default the canonical protein sequence and upon request all isoforms described in the entry. It also includes information pertinent to the sequence(s), including <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequence%5Flength">length</a> and <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequences">molecular weight</a>. The information is filed in different subsections. The current subsections and their content are listed below:<p><a href='/help/sequences_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequence (1+)ⁱ

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<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequences%5Fsection">Sequence</a> section indicates if the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/canonical%5Fand%5Fisoforms">canonical sequence</a> displayed by default in the entry is in its mature form or if it represents the precursor.<p><a href='/help/sequence_processing' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequence processingⁱ: The displayed sequence is further processed into a mature form.

This entry has 1 described isoform and 1 potential isoform that is computationally mapped.Show allAlign All

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MTDDQDCAAE LEKVDSSSED GVDAKPDRSS IISSILLKKK RNASAGPVRT 
        60         70         80         90        100
GRDRVPTYLY RMDFQKMGKC IIINNKNFDK ATGMDVRNGT DKDAGALFKC 
       110        120        130        140        150
FQNLGFEVTV HNDCSCAKMQ DLLRKASEED HSNSACFACV LLSHGEEDLI 
       160        170        180        190        200
YGKDGVTPIK DLTAHFRGDR CKTLLEKPKL FFIQACRGTE LDDGIQADSG 
       210        220        230        240        250
PINDIDANPR NKIPVEADFL FAYSTVPGYY SWRNPGKGSW FVQALCSILN 
       260        270        280        290        300
EHGKDLEIMQ ILTRVNDRVA RHFESQSDDP RFNEKKQIPC MVSMLTKELY 

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<p>This subsection of the 'Sequence' section reports difference(s) between the protein sequence shown in the UniProtKB entry and other available protein sequences derived from the same gene.<p><a href='/help/sequence_caution' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequence cautionⁱ

Experimental Info

Sequence databases

Genome annotation databases

<p>This section provides links to proteins that are similar to the protein sequence(s) described in this entry at different levels of sequence identity thresholds (100%, 90% and 50%) based on their membership in UniProt Reference Clusters (<a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/uniref">UniRef</a>).<p><a href='/help/similar_proteins_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Similar proteinsⁱ

• 100% Identity
• 90% Identity
• 50% Identity

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Sequence databases

3D structure databases

Protein-protein interaction databases

Protein family/group databases

PTM databases

Proteomic databases

Protocols and materials databases

Genome annotation databases

Organism-specific databases

Phylogenomic databases

Enzyme and pathway databases

Miscellaneous databases

Gene expression databases

Family and domain databases

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Keywords - Technical termⁱ

Documents

1. MGD cross-references
   Mouse Genome Database (MGD) cross-references in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
2. SIMILARITY comments
   Index of protein domains and families
3. Peptidase families
   Classification of peptidase families and list of entries