"Caspases, Initiator" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A subtype of caspases that contain long pro-domain regions that regulate the activation of the enzyme. The pro-domain regions contain protein-protein interaction motifs that can interact with specific signaling adaptor proteins such as DEATH DOMAIN RECEPTORS; DED SIGNALING ADAPTOR PROTEINS; and CARD SIGNALING ADAPTOR PROTEINS. Once activated, the initiator caspases can activate other caspases such as the EFFECTOR CASPASES.
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D053471
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D08.811.277.656.262.500.126.550 D08.811.277.656.300.200.126.550 D12.644.360.075.405.550 D12.776.476.075.405.550
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| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caspases, Initiator" by people in Profiles.
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Noncanonical Roles of Caspase-4 and Caspase-5 in Heme-Driven IL-1? Release and Cell Death. J Immunol. 2021 04 15; 206(8):1878-1889.
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Shiga Toxin/Lipopolysaccharide Activates Caspase-4 and Gasdermin D to Trigger Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Upstream of the NLRP3 Inflammasome. Cell Rep. 2018 11 06; 25(6):1525-1536.e7.
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Single-cell imaging of inflammatory caspase dimerization reveals differential recruitment to inflammasomes. Cell Death Dis. 2015 Jul 09; 6:e1813.
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Estrogen induces apoptosis in estrogen deprivation-resistant breast cancer through stress responses as identified by global gene expression across time. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Nov 22; 108(47):18879-86.
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Direct cytotoxicity produced by adenoviral-mediated interferon a gene transfer in interferon-resistant cancer cells involves ER stress and caspase 4 activation. Cancer Gene Ther. 2011 Sep; 18(9):609-16.
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Inhibition of RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) leads to cancer cell death and increases chemosensitivity. Cancer Biol Ther. 2009 Feb; 8(3):245-52.
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Bortezomib inhibits PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum (ER) kinase and induces apoptosis via ER stress in human pancreatic cancer cells. Cancer Res. 2005 Dec 15; 65(24):11510-9.
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Proteomics analysis of H-RAS-mediated oncogenic transformation in a genetically defined human ovarian cancer model. Oncogene. 2005 Sep 08; 24(40):6174-84.