"Caspase 2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A long pro-domain caspase that contains a caspase recruitment domain in its pro-domain region. Activation of this enzyme can occur via the interaction of its caspase recruitment domain with CARD SIGNALING ADAPTOR PROTEINS. Caspase 2 plays a role in APOPTOSIS by cleaving and activating effector pro-caspases. Several isoforms of this protein exist due to multiple alternative splicing of its MESSENGER RNA.
| Descriptor ID |
D053143
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.262.500.126.550.200 D08.811.277.656.300.200.126.550.200 D12.644.360.075.405.550.200 D12.776.476.075.405.550.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Caspase 2- Caspase 2
- ICH-1 Protease
- ICH 1 Protease
- Caspase-2
Procaspase-2- Procaspase-2
- Procaspase 2
- Pro-Caspase-2
- Pro Caspase 2
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