Function and Biology

Crystal structure of death effector domain of Caspase8 in Homo Sapiens

Source organism: Homo sapiens
Biochemical function: cysteine-type endopeptidase activity
Biological process: regulation of apoptotic process
Cellular component: not assigned

EC 3.4.22.61: Caspase-8

Reaction catalysed:
Strict requirement for Asp at position P1 and has a preferred cleavage sequence of (Leu/Asp/Val)-Glu-Thr-Asp-|-(Gly/Ser/Ala)
Systematic name:
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Alternative Name(s):
  • Apoptotic cysteine protease
  • Apoptotic protease Mch-5
  • CAP4
  • CASP-8
  • FADD-homologous ICE/CED-3-like protease
  • FADD-like ICE
  • FLICE
  • ICE-like apoptotic protease 5
  • MACH
  • MORT1-associated CED-3 homolog
  • Mammalian Ced-3 homolog 5
  • Mch5

GO terms

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF01335
Domain description: Death effector domain
Occurring in:
  1. Caspase-8

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR001875
Domain description: Death effector domain
Occurring in:
  1. Caspase-8
IPR011029
Domain description: Death-like domain superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. Caspase-8
IPR033170
Domain description: Caspase-8, death effector domain 1
Occurring in:
  1. Caspase-8

Structure domain

CATH CATH domain
1.10.533.10
Class: Mainly Alpha
Architecture: Orthogonal Bundle
Topology: Death Domain, Fas
Homology: Death Domain, Fas
Occurring in:
  1. Caspase-8