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caspase
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Noun1.caspase - any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis
peptidase, protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme - any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
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Caspase-8 then activates other procaspases, culminating in cleavage of cellular substrates, and apoptosis.
Protective effect of a standardized Ginkgo extract (ginaton) on renal ... by Wang, Yan; Pei, Dong-Sheng; Ji, Huai-Xue; Xing, Shu-Hua / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
Overexpression of bHLH in HEK-293 cells causes the inhibition of proliferation, blocks apoptosis induced by serum deprivation, and selectively inhibits the activation of procaspases (Li et al.
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100) Active caspase 3 then both directly participates as a terminal effector of apoptosis by cleaving various substrate proteins and activates additional procaspases.
The postgenomic era: implications for the clinical laboratory. ... by Kiechle, Frederick L.; Zhang, Xinbo / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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