Promotes caspase-mediated apoptosis. This proapoptotic activity is mediated predominantly through the activation of caspase-9. May be a component of the inflammasome, a protein complex which also includes NALP2, CARD8 and CASP1 and whose function would be the activation of proinflammatory caspases.
Ig target: Apoptosis associated speck like protein containing a CARD;Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD;ASC;ASC;CARD 5;CARD5;Caspase recruitment domain containing protein 5;Caspase recruitment domain protein 5;Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 5;hASC;MGC10332;PYCARD;PYD and CARD domain containing;PYD and CARD domain containing protein;PYD and CARD domain-containing protein;Target of methylation induced silencing 1;Target of methylation-induced silencing 1;TMS 1;TMS;TMS1
Area di ricerca:Cancer;Cell Biology
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