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Caspase-3

A caspase-3 that is encoded in the genome of human. [PRO:JAN, UniProtKB:P42574]

Synonyms

CASP-3;
EC 3.4.22.56;
Apopain;
Cysteine protease CPP32;
CPP-32;
Protein Yama;
SREBP cleavage activity 1;
SCA-1

Research

Bioassay Publications (25)

TimeframeStudies on this Protein(%)All Drugs %
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's2 (8.00)18.2507
2000's11 (44.00)29.6817
2010's12 (48.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Compounds (25)

Drugs with Inhibition Measurements

DrugTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (mM)Bioassay(s)Publication(s)
4-biphenylylacetic acidHomo sapiens (human)IC5011.080015
fenbufenHomo sapiens (human)IC501.560015
ibuprofenHomo sapiens (human)IC5021.950014
indoprofenHomo sapiens (human)IC501.292015
ketoprofenHomo sapiens (human)IC5029.200015
ketorolacHomo sapiens (human)IC504.642015
tiaprofenic acidHomo sapiens (human)IC501.092015
isoquinoline-1,3,4-trioneHomo sapiens (human)IC500.766326
n-methylisatinHomo sapiens (human)IC5050.000022
1,2-benzisothiazoline-3-oneHomo sapiens (human)IC5046.740022
etoposideHomo sapiens (human)IC5028.222299
1-benzylpiperazineHomo sapiens (human)IC50100.000011
pralnacasanHomo sapiens (human)IC501.300011
naproxenHomo sapiens (human)IC5028.666716
2-phenyl-1,2-benzisothiazol-3-(2h)-oneHomo sapiens (human)IC500.532811
acetyl-aspartyl-glutamyl-valyl-aspartalHomo sapiens (human)IC500.03401722
acetyl-aspartyl-glutamyl-valyl-aspartalHomo sapiens (human)Ki0.009112
5-NitroisatinHomo sapiens (human)IC502.000022
n-acetyltyrosyl-valyl-alanyl-aspartyl aldehydeHomo sapiens (human)IC5063.338833
benzyloxycarbonyl-phe-ala-fluormethylketoneHomo sapiens (human)IC5043.500011
benzyloxycarbonylvalyl-alanyl-aspartyl fluoromethyl ketoneHomo sapiens (human)Ki0.820010
acetic acid 2-[4-methyl-8-(4-morpholinylsulfonyl)-1,3-dioxo-2-pyrrolo[3,4-c]quinolinyl]ethyl esterHomo sapiens (human)IC500.023022
pf 03491390Homo sapiens (human)IC500.006011
grassystatin aHomo sapiens (human)IC505.000011
2-carboxyarabinitol 1-phosphateHomo sapiens (human)IC5044.46091111

Drugs with Activation Measurements

DrugTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (mM)Bioassay(s)Publication(s)
1-benzylpiperazineHomo sapiens (human)EC5050.000022
2-carboxyarabinitol 1-phosphateHomo sapiens (human)EC5041.881766

Drugs with Other Measurements

DrugTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (mM)Bioassay(s)Publication(s)
MK-8353Homo sapiens (human)Activity0.185011

Enables

This protein enables 13 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
protease bindingmolecular functionBinding to a protease or a peptidase. [GOC:hjd]
aspartic-type endopeptidase activitymolecular functionCatalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which a water molecule bound by the side chains of aspartic residues at the active center acts as a nucleophile. [ISBN:0198506732]
cysteine-type endopeptidase activitymolecular functionCatalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile. [GOC:mah, https://www.ebi.ac.uk/merops/about/glossary.shtml#CATTYPE, https://www.ebi.ac.uk/merops/about/glossary.shtml#ENDOPEPTIDASE]
cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase inhibitor activitymolecular functionBinds to and stops, prevents or reduces the activity of a cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase. [GOC:mah, GOC:pr]
death receptor bindingmolecular functionBinding to a member of the death receptor (DR) family. The DR family falls within the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily and is characterized by a cytoplasmic region of ~80 residues termed the death domain (DD). [GOC:ceb, GOC:rl, PMID:15654015]
protein bindingmolecular functionBinding to a protein. [GOC:go_curators]
peptidase activitymolecular functionCatalysis of the hydrolysis of a peptide bond. A peptide bond is a covalent bond formed when the carbon atom from the carboxyl group of one amino acid shares electrons with the nitrogen atom from the amino group of a second amino acid. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0815332181]
phospholipase A2 activator activitymolecular functionBinds to and increases the activity of the enzyme phospholipase A2. [GOC:ai]
protein-containing complex bindingmolecular functionBinding to a macromolecular complex. [GOC:jl]
cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic processmolecular functionCatalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile, and contributing to the apoptotic process. [GOC:mtg_apoptosis]
cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathwaymolecular functionCatalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile, and contributing to the apoptotic signaling pathway. [GOC:mtg_apoptosis, PMID:11717445, Wikipedia:Caspase]
cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in execution phase of apoptosismolecular functionCatalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile, and contributing to the execution phase of apoptosis. [GOC:mtg_apoptosis, Wikipedia:Caspase]
enzyme activator activitymolecular functionBinds to and increases the activity of an enzyme. [GOC:dph, GOC:mah, GOC:tb]

Located In

This protein is located in 4 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
nucleuscellular componentA membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent. [GOC:go_curators]
nucleoplasmcellular componentThat part of the nuclear content other than the chromosomes or the nucleolus. [GOC:ma, ISBN:0124325653]
cytosolcellular componentThe part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes. [GOC:hjd, GOC:jl]
neuronal cell bodycellular componentThe portion of a neuron that includes the nucleus, but excludes cell projections such as axons and dendrites. [GOC:go_curators]

Active In

This protein is active in 2 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
nucleuscellular componentA membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent. [GOC:go_curators]
cytoplasmcellular componentThe contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures. [ISBN:0198547684]

Part Of

This protein is part of 1 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
death-inducing signaling complexcellular componentA protein complex formed by the association of signaling proteins with a death receptor upon ligand binding. The complex includes procaspases and death domain-containing proteins in addition to the ligand-bound receptor, and may control the activation of caspases 8 and 10. [GOC:mtg_apoptosis, PMID:12628743, PMID:12655293, PMID:8521815]

Involved In

This protein is involved in 55 target(s):

TargetCategoryDefinition
luteolysisbiological processThe lysis or structural demise of the corpus luteum. During normal luteolysis, two closely related events occur. First, there is loss of the capacity to synthesize and secrete progesterone (functional luteolysis) followed by loss of the cells that comprise the corpus luteum (structural luteolysis). Preventing luteolysis is crucial to maintain pregnancy. [PMID:10617764]
response to hypoxiabiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating lowered oxygen tension. Hypoxia, defined as a decline in O2 levels below normoxic levels of 20.8 - 20.95%, results in metabolic adaptation at both the cellular and organismal level. [GOC:hjd]
B cell homeostasisbiological processThe process of regulating the proliferation and elimination of B cells such that the total number of B cells within a whole or part of an organism is stable over time in the absence of an outside stimulus. [GOC:add, ISBN:0781735149, PMID:12956429]
negative regulation of cytokine productionbiological processAny process that stops, prevents, or reduces the rate of production of a cytokine. [GOC:add, ISBN:0781735149]
proteolysisbiological processThe hydrolysis of proteins into smaller polypeptides and/or amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds. [GOC:bf, GOC:mah]
apoptotic processbiological processA programmed cell death process which begins when a cell receives an internal (e.g. DNA damage) or external signal (e.g. an extracellular death ligand), and proceeds through a series of biochemical events (signaling pathway phase) which trigger an execution phase. The execution phase is the last step of an apoptotic process, and is typically characterized by rounding-up of the cell, retraction of pseudopodes, reduction of cellular volume (pyknosis), chromatin condensation, nuclear fragmentation (karyorrhexis), plasma membrane blebbing and fragmentation of the cell into apoptotic bodies. When the execution phase is completed, the cell has died. [GOC:cjm, GOC:dhl, GOC:ecd, GOC:go_curators, GOC:mtg_apoptosis, GOC:tb, ISBN:0198506732, PMID:18846107, PMID:21494263]
DNA damage responsebiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating damage to its DNA from environmental insults or errors during metabolism. [GOC:go_curators]
axonal fasciculationbiological processThe collection of axons into a bundle of rods, known as a fascicle. [GOC:dgh]
heart developmentbiological processThe process whose specific outcome is the progression of the heart over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The heart is a hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. [GOC:jid, UBERON:0000948]
sensory perception of soundbiological processThe series of events required for an organism to receive an auditory stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Sonic stimuli are detected in the form of vibrations and are processed to form a sound. [GOC:ai]
learning or memorybiological processThe acquisition and processing of information and/or the storage and retrieval of this information over time. [GOC:jid, PMID:8938125]
intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to osmotic stressbiological processThe series of molecular signals in which an intracellular signal is conveyed to trigger the apoptotic death of a cell. The pathway is induced in response to changes in intracellular ion homeostasis, and ends when the execution phase of apoptosis is triggered. [GOC:mtg_apoptosis, PMID:11454444, PMID:16483738]
response to xenobiotic stimulusbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus from a xenobiotic, a compound foreign to the organim exposed to it. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicilin) or it can be a synthetic chemical. [GOC:jl, GOC:krc]
response to UVbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an ultraviolet radiation (UV light) stimulus. Ultraviolet radiation is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 380 nanometers. [GOC:hb]
response to woundingbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating damage to the organism. [GOC:go_curators]
response to glucosebiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a glucose stimulus. [GOC:jl]
response to X-raybiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of X-ray radiation. An X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 nanometers to 100 picometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz to 3 EHz). [GOC:sm, Wikipedia:X-ray]
regulation of macroautophagybiological processAny process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of macroautophagy. [GOC:krc]
protein processingbiological processAny protein maturation process achieved by the cleavage of a peptide bond or bonds within a protein. Protein maturation is the process leading to the attainment of the full functional capacity of a protein. [GOC:curators, GOC:jl, GOC:jsg]
hippocampus developmentbiological processThe progression of the hippocampus over time from its initial formation until its mature state. [GO_REF:0000021, GOC:cls, GOC:dgh, GOC:dph, GOC:jid, ISBN:0878937420, UBERON:0002421]
protein catabolic processbiological processThe chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a protein by the destruction of the native, active configuration, with or without the hydrolysis of peptide bonds. [GOC:mah]
erythrocyte differentiationbiological processThe process in which a myeloid precursor cell acquires specializes features of an erythrocyte. [GOC:mah]
platelet formationbiological processThe process in which platelets bud from long processes extended by megakaryocytes. [GOC:mah, ISBN:0815316194]
negative regulation of B cell proliferationbiological processAny process that stops, prevents or reduces the rate or extent of B cell proliferation. [GOC:mah]
regulation of protein stabilitybiological processAny process that affects the structure and integrity of a protein, altering the likelihood of its degradation or aggregation. [GOC:dph, GOC:mah, GOC:tb]
response to cobalt ionbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a cobalt ion (Co2+) stimulus. [GOC:mah]
response to estradiolbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of stimulus by estradiol, a C18 steroid hormone hydroxylated at C3 and C17 that acts as a potent estrogen. [GOC:mah, ISBN:0911910123]
response to lipopolysaccharidebiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a lipopolysaccharide stimulus; lipopolysaccharide is a major component of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria. [GOC:add, ISBN:0721601464]
glial cell apoptotic processbiological processAny apoptotic process in a glial cell, a non-neuronal cell of the nervous system. [CL:0000125, GOC:mtg_apoptosis, GOC:sart]
response to tumor necrosis factorbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a tumor necrosis factor stimulus. [GOC:mah]
response to nicotinebiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a nicotine stimulus. [GOC:bf, GOC:ef, ISBN:0198506732, ISBN:0582227089]
response to hydrogen peroxidebiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) stimulus. [GOC:jl]
T cell homeostasisbiological processThe process of regulating the proliferation and elimination of T cells such that the total number of T cells within a whole or part of an organism is stable over time in the absence of an outside stimulus. [GOC:mgi_curators, ISBN:0781735149]
response to amino acidbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an amino acid stimulus. An amino acid is a carboxylic acids containing one or more amino groups. [GOC:ef, GOC:mlg]
fibroblast apoptotic processbiological processAny apoptotic process in a fibroblast, a connective tissue cell which secretes an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules. [CL:0000057, GOC:jl, GOC:mtg_apoptosis, GOC:yaf]
cell fate commitmentbiological processThe cellular developmental process by which a cell establishes the intrinsic character of a cell or tissue region irreversibly committing it to a particular fate. [ISBN:0716731185]
negative regulation of cell cyclebiological processAny process that stops, prevents or reduces the rate or extent of progression through the cell cycle. [GOC:dph, GOC:go_curators, GOC:tb]
negative regulation of activated T cell proliferationbiological processAny process that stops, prevents or reduces the rate or extent of activated T cell proliferation. [GOC:go_curators]
striated muscle cell differentiationbiological processThe process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a striated muscle cell; striated muscle fibers are divided by transverse bands into striations, and cardiac and voluntary muscle are types of striated muscle. [CL:0000737, GOC:ai]
response to glucocorticoidbiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a glucocorticoid stimulus. Glucocorticoids are hormonal C21 corticosteroids synthesized from cholesterol with the ability to bind with the cortisol receptor and trigger similar effects. Glucocorticoids act primarily on carbohydrate and protein metabolism, and have anti-inflammatory effects. [GOC:ai, PMID:9884123]
neuron apoptotic processbiological processAny apoptotic process in a neuron, the basic cellular unit of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system. [CL:0000540, GOC:mtg_apoptosis]
protein maturationbiological processAny process leading to the attainment of the full functional capacity of a protein. [GOC:ai]
anterior neural tube closurebiological processThe step in the formation of the neural tube, where the paired anterior neural folds are brought together and fuse at the dorsal midline. [GOC:BHF, GOC:dph, GOC:hal, PMID:17286298]
pyroptosisbiological processA caspase-1-dependent cell death subroutine that is associated with the generation of pyrogenic mediators such as IL-1beta and IL-18. [GOC:mtg_apoptosis, PMID:18846107, PMID:21760595]
leukocyte apoptotic processbiological processAny apoptotic process in a leukocyte, an achromatic cell of the myeloid or lymphoid lineages capable of ameboid movement, found in blood or other tissue. [CL:0000738, GOC:BHF, GOC:mah, GOC:mtg_apoptosis]
cellular response to staurosporinebiological processAny process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a staurosporine stimulus. [GOC:mah]
apoptotic signaling pathwaybiological processThe series of molecular signals which triggers the apoptotic death of a cell. The pathway starts with reception of a signal, and ends when the execution phase of apoptosis is triggered. [GOC:mtg_apoptosis]
intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathwaybiological processThe series of molecular signals in which an intracellular signal is conveyed to trigger the apoptotic death of a cell. The pathway starts with reception of an intracellular signal (e.g. DNA damage, endoplasmic reticulum stress, oxidative stress etc.), and ends when the execution phase of apoptosis is triggered. The intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway is crucially regulated by permeabilization of the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOMP). [GOC:mtg_apoptosis, GOC:yaf, PMID:11919192, PMID:17340152, PMID:18852119]
execution phase of apoptosisbiological processA stage of the apoptotic process that starts with the controlled breakdown of the cell through the action of effector caspases or other effector molecules (e.g. cathepsins, calpains etc.). Key steps of the execution phase are rounding-up of the cell, retraction of pseudopodes, reduction of cellular volume (pyknosis), chromatin condensation, nuclear fragmentation (karyorrhexis), plasma membrane blebbing and fragmentation of the cell into apoptotic bodies. When the execution phase is completed, the cell has died. [GOC:mtg_apoptosis, PMID:21760595]
positive regulation of pyroptosisbiological processAny process that increases the frequency, rate or extent of pyroptosis. [PMID:24626226]
positive regulation of amyloid-beta formationbiological processAny process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of amyloid-beta formation. [GOC:dph, GOC:TermGenie, PMID:17098871]
epithelial cell apoptotic processbiological processAny apoptotic process in an epithelial cell. [GO_REF:0000085, GOC:TermGenie, PMID:19137015]
keratinocyte differentiationbiological processThe process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a keratinocyte. [GOC:dph, GOC:mah, GOC:sdb_2009, GOC:tb]
positive regulation of neuron apoptotic processbiological processAny process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of cell death of neurons by apoptotic process. [GOC:go_curators, GOC:mtg_apoptosis]
neuron differentiationbiological processThe process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron. [GOC:mah]