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Facts about CASP8 and FADD-like apoptosis regulator.
A proteolytic fragment (p43) is probably retained in the death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) thereby blocking additional processing and recruiting of caspase-8 in the complex. Total length and shorter isoforms have been shown either to induce apoptosis or to reduce TNFRSF-triggered apoptosis.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | CFLAR |
Uniprot: | O15519 |
Entrez: | 8837 |
Belongs to: |
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peptidase C14A family |
CASHFADD-like antiapoptotic molecule 1; CASP8 and FADD-like apoptosis regulator; CASP8AP1; Caspase homolog; Caspase-eight-related protein; Caspase-like apoptosis regulatory protein; caspase-related inducer of apoptosis; CASPER; CasperFLAME1; Cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein; CFLAR; c-FLIPR; c-FLIPS; CLARPMACH-related inducer of toxicity; FADD-like apoptotic molecule; FLAME; FLAME-1; FLIP; I-FLICE; I-FLICEMRITc-FLIPFLIPc-FLIPL; Inhibitor of FLICE; usurpin beta; Usurpin
Mass (kDA):
55.344 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 2q33.1 |
Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (201116104..201176687) |
Widely expressed. Higher expression in skeletal muscle, pancreas, heart, kidney, placenta, and peripheral blood leukocytes. Also detected in diverse cell lines. Isoform 8 is predominantly expressed in testis and skeletal muscle.
PMID: 9208847 by Shu H.-B., et al. Casper is a FADD- and caspase-related inducer of apoptosis.
PMID: 9326610 by Han D.K.M., et al. MRIT, a novel death-effector domain-containing protein, interacts with caspases and BclXL and initiates cell death.