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Casp9 - caspase 9 Gene

Mus musculus

Also known as Mch6; APAF-3; CASP-9; ICE-LAP6; Caspase-9

Gene ID: 12371 | Gene type: protein coding

About Casp9

Chromosome 4: 141,520,923-141,543,287 forward strand.GRCm39:CM000997.3

This gene has 6 transcripts (splice variants), 204 orthologues, 11 paralogues and is associated with 38 phenotypes. Ubiquitous expression in small intestine adult (RPKM 37.5), spleen adult (RPKM 32.3) and 28 other tissues.

Summary

This gene is part of a family of caspases, aspartate-specific cysteine proteases well studied for their involvement in immune and Apoptosis signaling. This protein, the initiator Caspase, is activated after cytochrome c release from mitochondria and targets downstream effectors. In mouse, deficiency of this gene can cause perinatal lethality. This protein may have a role in normal brain development. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2013]

Casp9 Products(3)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_015733.5 NP_056548.2 caspase-9 isoform 1 precursor
NM_001355176.1 NP_001342105.1 caspase-9 isoform 3 precursor
NM_001277932.1 NP_001264861.1 caspase-9 isoform 2
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
  • Cellular Component
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables cysteine-type endopeptidase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16183742 MGI
enables peptidase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
14561754 MGI
enables protein binding IPI
IPI: Inferred from physical interaction
14561754 MGI
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
acts upstream of or within DNA damage response IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
11092819 MGI
acts upstream of or within activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
15776018 MGI
acts upstream of or within apoptotic process IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
16469926 MGI
involved in cellular response to dexamethasone stimulus IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
15944155 MGI
acts upstream of or within epithelial cell apoptotic process IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
17901126 MGI
acts upstream of or within fibroblast apoptotic process IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
12847083 MGI
acts upstream of neuron apoptotic process IGI
IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction
11150333 MGI
acts upstream of neuron apoptotic process IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
11092819 MGI
acts upstream of or within positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process IGI
IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction
11150333 MGI
acts upstream of or within positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
11092819 MGI
acts upstream of or within response to UV IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
11092819 MGI
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in cytosol IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
15271982 MGI
located in nucleus IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
15271982 MGI
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern

Casp9 Protein Structure

CARD_CASP9

CARD_CASP9: cd08326 (4 - 89)

CASc

CASc: cd00032 (189 - 451)

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  • 454 a.a.
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

caspase-9

ICE-like apoptotic protease 6

apoptotic protease Mch-6

apoptotic protease-activating factor 3

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Casp9 NCBI NCBI:842