Term Information

Accession
GO:0008303
Name
caspase complex
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
cysteine-type endopeptidase complex
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A protein complex that contains one or more cysteine-type endopeptidases (also called caspases), which give the complex a peptidase activity with specificity for the hydrolysis of aspartyl bonds. These complexes may be involved e.g. in apoptotic or inflammation processes. Source: PMID:15569692, GOC:mtg_apoptosis, GOC:cna
Comment
Note that this term was reinstated from obsolete.
History
See term history for GO:0008303 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of caspase complex (GO:0008303)
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caspase complex [is_a relation] is_a  endopeptidase complex (GO:1905369)
Children of caspase complex (GO:0008303)
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GPI-anchor transamidase complex (GO:0042765) [is_a relation] is_a  caspase complex
calpain complex (GO:0110158) [is_a relation] is_a  caspase complex
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