Search Ontology:
GO: Molecular Function

cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in execution phase of apoptosis

Term ID
GO:0097200
Synonyms
  • executioner caspase activity
Definition
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile, and contributing to the execution phase of apoptosis. Caspase
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