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Immunogen sequence: GPLCLQVKPC TPEFYQTHFQ LAYRLQSRPR GLALVLSNVH FTGEKELEFR SGGDVDHSTL VTLFKLLGYD VHVLCDQTAQ EMQEKLQNFA QLPAHRVTDS CIVALLSHGV EGAIYGVDGK LLQLQEVFQL FDNANCPSLQ NKPKMFFIQA CRGDET
Caspase 2 is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in programmed cell death, also known as apoptosis. It exists in two forms, p32 and p18, which refer to different subunits of the caspase 2 protein. The p32 subunit is the larger subunit of caspase 2 and contains the catalytic domain responsible for the enzymatic activity of caspase 2. This domain allows caspase 2 to cleave specific proteins involved in apoptosis, leading to cell death. When cells are induced to undergo apoptosis, endogenous caspase-2 is first cleaved into three fragments of 32-33 kDa and 14 kDa, which are then further processed into 18- and 12-kDa active subunits. The p32 subunit is essential for the activation and execution of caspase 2-mediated apoptosis. The p18 subunit, on the other hand, is the smaller subunit of caspase 2. It acts as a regulatory subunit and is involved in the activation of caspase 2. The p18 subunit assists in the formation of the active caspase 2 complex and helps initiate the apoptotic signaling cascade.
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Protein Aliases: CASP-2; caspase 2 apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase; Caspase-2; NEDD-2; Neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 2; Protease ICH-1; protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 57
Gene Aliases: CASP-2; CASP2; ICH1; NEDD-2; NEDD2; PPP1R57
UniProt ID: (Human) P42575
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 835
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