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Facts about Caspase-1.
Cleaves and activates sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs). Can also promote apoptosis.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | CASP1 |
Uniprot: | P29466 |
Entrez: | 834 |
Belongs to: |
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peptidase C14A family |
CASP1; CASP-1; caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 1, beta; caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine protease (interleukin 1, beta; Caspase1; Caspase-1; EC 3.4.22; EC 3.4.22.36; ICE; ICEP45; IL-1 beta-converting enzyme; IL1BC CASP1 nirs variant 1; IL-1BC; IL1BCE; IL1B-convertase; interleukin 1-B converting enzyme; interleukin 1-beta convertase; Interleukin-1 beta convertase; Interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme; p45
Mass (kDA):
45.159 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 11q22.3 |
Sequence: | 11; NC_000011.10 (105025443..105035591, complement) |
Expressed in larger amounts in spleen and lung. Detected in liver, heart, small intestine, colon, thymus, prostate, skeletal muscle, peripheral blood leukocytes, kidney and testis. No expression in the brain.
Cytoplasm. Cell membrane.
PMID: 1574116 by Thornberry N.A., et al. A novel heterodimeric cysteine protease is required for interleukin-1 beta processing in monocytes.
PMID: 1373520 by Cerretti D.P., et al. Molecular cloning of the interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme.
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