Protein Name caspase 12
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 156117
Gene Symbol

Casp12

UniProt Q920D5 (CASPC_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 186
Total Number of Articles : 239
Description

caspase 12

Gene Summary

Enables cysteine-type peptidase activity; endopeptidase activity; and protease binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to manganese ion; positive regulation of striated muscle cell apoptotic process; and protein autoprocessing. Located in cytosol and nucleus. Used to study sciatic neuropathy. Biomarker of several diseases, including diabetes mellitus (multiple); heart disease (multiple); neurodegenerative disease (multiple); post-traumatic stress disorder; and ureteral obstruction. Orthologous to human CASP12 (caspase 12 (gene/pseudogene)). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

synonyms
  • caspase-12
  • CASP-12
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