Caspase 4

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q21111755

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
protein
Biological process
regulation of apoptotic process, programmed cell death, immune system process, proteolysis, intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway, intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress, regulation of inflammatory response, innate immune response, inflammatory response, cellular response to amyloid-beta, apoptotic process, execution phase of apoptosis, positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway, execution phase of apoptosis, apoptotic process, activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
Cell component
NLRP3 inflammasome complex, cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum membrane, membrane, extracellular region, AIM2 inflammasome complex, IPAF inflammasome complex, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondrion, inflammasome complex, cytosol, plasma membrane, protein-containing complex, cytoplasm[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
EC enzyme number
3.4.22.57[2]
Encoded by
CASP4[39]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[40]
Molecular function
cysteine-type peptidase activity, peptidase activity, hydrolase activity, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in execution phase of apoptosis, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity, CARD domain binding, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathway, protein binding[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Physically interacts with
emricasan[1]
🏷️ Also known as
en apoptotic cysteine protease Mih1/TX en CASP-4 en CASP4 en caspase-4 en Caspase 4 en caspase 4, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase en caspase 4, apoptosis-related cysteine protease en ICE and Ced-3 homolog 2 en ICE(rel)-II en ICH-2 en Mih1 en protease ICH-2 en protease TX fa کاسپاز ۴ ja カスパーゼ-4 ko 캐스페이스 4 zh 胱天蛋白酶4
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Freebase ID
/m/02qxl7s
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779407989
UniProt protein ID
P49662

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  1. [1] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Protective role of Cop in Rip2/caspase-1/caspase-4-mediated HeLa cell death. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . SERPINB1-mediated checkpoint of inflammatory caspase activation. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Protective role of Cop in Rip2/caspase-1/caspase-4-mediated HeLa cell death. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Identification and characterization of ICH-2, a novel member of the interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme family of cysteine proteases. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Involvement of caspase-4 in endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis and Abeta-induced cell death. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Involvement of caspase-4 in endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis and Abeta-induced cell death. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Involvement of caspase-4 in endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis and Abeta-induced cell death. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Identification and characterization of ICH-2, a novel member of the interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme family of cysteine proteases. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Protective role of Cop in Rip2/caspase-1/caspase-4-mediated HeLa cell death. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    EC enzyme number → 3.4.22.57
    Encoded by → CASP4
    Molecular function → cysteine-type peptidase activity, peptidase activity, hydrolase activity +7
    Found in taxon → Homo sapiens
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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