[Term] id: PR:000002311 name: caspase-2 def: "A caspase-1-like protease that is a translation product of the human CASP2 gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. This protein is involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution." [PRO:WCB] comment: Category=gene. synonym: "CASP2" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx] synonym: "CASP-2" EXACT [] synonym: "NEDD-2" EXACT [] synonym: "neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 2" EXACT [] synonym: "protease ICH-1" EXACT [] synonym: "ICH1" RELATED Gene-based [] synonym: "NEDD2" RELATED Gene-based [] xref: IUPHARobj:1618 property_value: has_archetype PR:P42575 is_a: PR:000002195 ! caspase-1-like protease