Function and Biology

Structure of the Caspase-8/cFLIP death effector domain assembly

Source organism: Homo sapiens
Biochemical function: not assigned
Biological process: not assigned
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:
  • not assigned
Biological process:
  • not assigned
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Sequence families

Pfam Protein families (Pfam)
PF01335
Domain description: Death effector domain
Occurring in:
  1. Caspase-8
  2. CASP8 and FADD-like apoptosis regulator subunit p43
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8ynm contains 16 copies of Pfam domain PF01335 (Death effector domain) in CASP8 and FADD-like apoptosis regulator subunit p43. Showing 2 copies in chain I [auth G].
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8ynm contains 6 copies of Pfam domain PF01335 (Death effector domain) in Caspase-8. Showing 2 copies in chain B [auth A].

PF00656
Domain description: Caspase domain
Occurring in:
  1. Caspase-8
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8ynm contains 3 copies of Pfam domain PF00656 (Caspase domain) in Caspase-8. Showing 1 copy in chain B [auth A] (this domain is out of the observed residue ranges!).