Peptide sequence around aa.29~33 (S-G-I-S-L) derived from Caspase 3.
Alternative Synonym:
Apopain
Involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution. At the onset of apoptosis it proteolytically cleaves poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) at a 216-Asp-|-Gly-217 bond. Cleaves and activates sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) between the basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper domain and the membrane attachment domain. Cleaves and activates caspase-6, -7 and -9. Involved in the cleavage of huntingtin. Gervais, F. G et al.Cell 97: 395-406, 1999. Nicholson, D. W. et al. (1995) Nature 376, 37-43.
