caspases


caspases

(kas'pās-ĕz), Proteolytic cleavage products of the protein's procaspases that are responsible for cleaving and activation of additional procaspases into more caspases, thus resulting in a cascade of proteolytic activity the final result of which is apoptosis of the cell. [cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase]

caspases

A family of proteases, some of which are involved in APOPTOSIS.