[Term]
id: PR:000002196
name: caspase-3-like protease
def: "A protein that is a translation product of a gene family that includes CASP3, CASP6, and CASP7 genes. The core architecture consists of a Caspase domain (Pfam:PF00656). Encoded as zymogens, the activated proteins are cysteine proteases typically involved in apoptosis." [PRO:WCB]
comment: Category=family.
xref: PIRSF:PIRSF015839
is_a: PR:000000001 ! protein