Search Ontology:
GO: Molecular Function
cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathway
- Term ID
- GO:0097199
- Synonyms
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- activator caspase activity
- apical caspase activity
- cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signalling pathway
- initiator 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 apoptotic signaling pathway. (2)
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