CASP8 - caspase 8 Gene
Also Known as CAP4; MACH; MCH5; FLICE; ALPS2B; Casp-8
Species: Homo sapiens
About CASP8
This gene has 25 transcripts (splice variants), 132 orthologues, 16 paralogues and is associated with 100 phenotypes. Broad expression in bone marrow (RPKM 26.3), lymph node (RPKM 15.2) and 21 other tissues.
Summary
This gene encodes a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (Caspase) family. Sequential activation of caspases plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell Apoptosis. Caspases exist as inactive proenzymes composed of a prodomain, a large protease subunit, and a small protease subunit. Activation of caspases requires proteolytic processing at conserved internal aspartic residues to generate a heterodimeric enzyme consisting of the large and small subunits. This protein is involved in the programmed cell death induced by Fas and various apoptotic stimuli. The N-terminal FADD-like death effector domain of this protein suggests that it may interact with Fas-interacting protein FADD. This protein was detected in the insoluble fraction of the affected brain region from Huntington disease patients but not in those from normal controls, which implicated the role in neurodegenerative diseases. Many alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described, although not all variants have had their full-length sequences determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
CASP8 Products (72)
| mRNA | Protein | Name |
|---|---|---|
| NM_001400653.1 | NP_001387582.1 | caspase-8 isoform 2 precursor |
| NM_001228.4 | NP_001219.2 | caspase-8 isoform 1 precursor |
| NR_174584.1 | ||
| NM_001080124.2 | NP_001073593.1 | caspase-8 isoform 3 |
| NM_001372051.1 | NP_001358980.1 | caspase-8 isoform 2 precursor |
| NM_001400678.1 | NP_001387607.1 | caspase-8 isoform 18 |
| NM_001400680.1 | NP_001387609.1 | caspase-8 isoform 17 |
| NR_174588.1 | ||
| NM_001400673.1 | NP_001387602.1 | caspase-8 isoform 16 |
| NM_001400668.1 | NP_001387597.1 | caspase-8 isoform 13 |
| NR_174589.1 | ||
| NM_001400679.1 | NP_001387608.1 | caspase-8 isoform 5 |
| NM_001400675.1 | NP_001387604.1 | caspase-8 isoform 18 |
| NM_001400672.1 | NP_001387601.1 | caspase-8 isoform 16 |
| NR_174565.1 | ||
| NM_001400662.1 | NP_001387591.1 | caspase-8 isoform 3 |
| NR_174585.1 | ||
| NR_174591.1 | ||
| NM_033356.4 | NP_203520.1 | caspase-8 isoform 3 |
| NR_174592.1 | ||
| NR_174564.1 | ||
| NM_001400664.1 | NP_001387593.1 | caspase-8 isoform 10 |
| NR_174581.1 | ||
| NM_001400654.1 | NP_001387583.1 | caspase-8 isoform 2 precursor |
| NM_001400655.1 | NP_001387584.1 | caspase-8 isoform 2 precursor |
| NM_001400751.1 | NP_001387680.1 | caspase-8 isoform 18 |
| NR_174583.1 | ||
| XM_011511969.3 | XP_011510271.1 | caspase-8 isoform X3 |
| NM_033355.3 | NP_203519.1 | caspase-8 isoform 2 precursor |
| NM_033357.2 | ||
| NM_001400670.1 | NP_001387599.1 | caspase-8 isoform 15 |
| NR_174595.1 | ||
| NR_174598.1 | ||
| NM_001400663.1 | NP_001387592.1 | caspase-8 isoform 3 |
| NR_111983.2 | ||
| NM_001400677.1 | NP_001387606.1 | caspase-8 isoform 18 |
| NR_174596.1 | ||
| NM_001400657.1 | NP_001387586.1 | caspase-8 isoform 2 precursor |
| NM_001400661.1 | NP_001387590.1 | caspase-8 isoform 3 |
| NM_001400658.1 | NP_001387587.1 | caspase-8 isoform 3 |
| NR_174594.1 | ||
| XR_007082539.1 | ||
| XM_005246893.4 | XP_005246950.1 | caspase-8 isoform X4 |
| NM_001400660.1 | NP_001387589.1 | caspase-8 isoform 3 |
| NM_001400669.1 | NP_001387598.1 | caspase-8 isoform 14 |
| NR_174582.1 | ||
| NM_001400645.1 | NP_001387574.1 | caspase-8 isoform 9 |
| NM_001400676.1 | NP_001387605.1 | caspase-8 isoform 18 |
| NR_174602.1 | ||
| NM_001400651.1 | NP_001387580.1 | caspase-8 isoform 2 precursor |
| NR_174586.1 | ||
| NR_174590.1 | ||
| NR_174593.1 | ||
| NM_001400659.1 | NP_001387588.1 | caspase-8 isoform 3 |
| NM_001400750.1 | NP_001387679.1 | caspase-8 isoform 16 |
| NM_001400665.1 | NP_001387594.1 | caspase-8 isoform 11 |
| NM_001080125.2 | NP_001073594.1 | caspase-8 isoform 7 precursor |
| NM_001400666.1 | NP_001387595.1 | caspase-8 isoform 12 |
| NM_001400671.1 | NP_001387600.1 | caspase-8 isoform 16 |
| XM_047445959.1 | XP_047301915.1 | caspase-8 isoform X1 |
| NM_001400667.1 | NP_001387596.1 | caspase-8 isoform 13 |
| NM_001400642.1 | NP_001387571.1 | caspase-8 isoform 8 |
| NR_174601.1 | ||
| XM_047445961.1 | XP_047301917.1 | caspase-8 isoform X5 |
| NR_174599.1 | ||
| NM_033358.4 | ||
| NM_001400648.1 | NP_001387577.1 | caspase-8 isoform 2 precursor |
| XM_047445960.1 | XP_047301916.1 | caspase-8 isoform X2 |
| NM_001400674.1 | NP_001387603.1 | caspase-8 isoform 17 |
| XR_007082538.1 | ||
| NM_001400656.1 | NP_001387585.1 | caspase-8 isoform 2 precursor |
| NR_174600.1 |
| Cellular Component GO Annotation | Evidence | References | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| part of CD95 death-inducing signaling complex |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
11717445 | GOA |
| is active in cytoplasm |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
17167422 | GOA |
| located in cytosol |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
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17167422 | GOA |
| part of death-inducing signaling complex |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
11101870 | GOA |
| located in lamellipodium |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
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18216014 | GOA |
| part of protein-containing complex |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
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22267217 | GOA |
| part of ripoptosome |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
21737330 | GOA |
CASP8 Protein Structure
DED: Death effector domain (62 - 145)
DED: Death effector domain (160 - 240)
Peptidase_C14: Caspase domain (293 - 534)
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| Protein Preferred Names | Protein Names | |
|---|---|---|
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caspase-8 |
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CASP8 Protein-protein interaction Information
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Type
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Protein Name | Protein ID | Interactor | Interactor Species | Interactor ID | Detection Method | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | MALT1 | Homo sapiens | Q9UDY8 | 22267217 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CASP8AP2 | Homo sapiens | Q9UKL3 | 10235259 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CASP8AP2 | Homo sapiens | Q9UKL3 | 10235259 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CASP8AP2 | Homo sapiens | Q9UKL3 | 17245429 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RNF34 | Homo sapiens | Q969K3 | 15069192 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RNF34 | Homo sapiens | Q969K3 | 15069192 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | VPS33A | Homo sapiens | Q96AX1 | 32814053 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | VPS33A | Homo sapiens | Q96AX1 | 32814053 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | VPS33A | Homo sapiens | Q96AX1 | 32814053 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 19060883 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 19524513 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 21525013 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 17047155 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 19524512 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 22173242 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 12887920 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 23955153 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 21458669 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 18485876 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 12884866 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 22274400 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | RIPK1 | Homo sapiens | Q13546 | 25911380 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CUL3 | Homo sapiens | Q13618 | 19427028 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CUL3 | Homo sapiens | Q13618 | 19427028 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CFLAR | Homo sapiens | O15519-1 | 17159907 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CFLAR | Homo sapiens | O15519-1 | 17047155 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FAS | Homo sapiens | P25445 | 18328427 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FAS | Homo sapiens | P25445 | 17047155 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FAS | Homo sapiens | P25445 | 12887920 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FAS | Homo sapiens | P25445 | 17159907 | |
|
Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FAS | Homo sapiens | P25445 | 17159907 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 19524512 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 19060883 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 17159907 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 21458669 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 12887920 | |
|
Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 21785459 | |
|
Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 18485876 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 17047155 | |
|
Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 17159907 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 14612908 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 20103630 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 21525013 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | FADD | Homo sapiens | Q13158 | 11717445 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CASP10 | Homo sapiens | Q92851 | 12887920 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CASP10 | Homo sapiens | Q92851 | 17159907 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CFLAR | Homo sapiens | O15519 | 24438025 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CFLAR | Homo sapiens | O15519 | 17047155 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | CFLAR | Homo sapiens | O15519 | 12887920 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | TNFRSF10A | Homo sapiens | O00220 | 19427028 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | TNFRSF10A | Homo sapiens | O00220 | 17047155 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | TNFRSF10A | Homo sapiens | O00220 | 20103630 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | TNFAIP3 | Homo sapiens | P21580 | 19060883 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | AR | Homo sapiens | P10275 | 17170703 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | ILK | Homo sapiens | Q13418 | 16936772 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | BCAP31 | Homo sapiens | P51572 | 9334338 | |
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Intra
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CASP8 | Q14790 | BCAP31 | Homo sapiens | P51572 | 21183955 |
Recombinant CASP8 Proteins
| Cat. No. | Product Name | Accession | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|
| HY-P71708 | Caspase-8/CASP8 subunit p18 Protein, Human (His) | Q14790 (S217-D374) | ≥ 90%, as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE. |
CASP8 Antibodies
| Cat. No. | Product Name | Application | Reactivity |
|---|---|---|---|
| HY-P80049 | Caspase-8 Antibody (YA554) | WB, ICC/IF, IHC-P | Human |
| HY-P80624 | Cleaved-Caspase 8 Antibody (YA792) | WB, IHC-F, IHC-P, ICC/IF | Human, Mouse, Rat |
| HY-P80624A | Cleaved-Caspase 8 Antibody (YA792)(PBS only) | WB, IHC-F, IHC-P, ICC/IF | Human, Mouse, Rat |
| HY-P84575 | Caspase-8 Antibody (YA4272) | WB, IHC-P, FC, ELISA | Human, Mouse, Monkey, Rat |
| HY-P84575A | Caspase-8 Antibody (YA4272)(PBS only) | WB, IHC-P, FC, ELISA | Human, Mouse, Monkey, Rat |
| HY-P85727 | Caspase-8 Antibody (YA5419) | WB, ICC/IF, IHC-P | Human, Mouse, Rat |
| HY-P86141 | Caspase-8 Antibody (YA5833) | WB, IHC-P, ICC/IF, IP, ELISA | Human, Mouse, Rat |
Related Diseases
| Diseases | Alias | |
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| Neural Tube Defects |
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| Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Familial |
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| Endometrial Cancer |
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| Breast Adenocarcinoma |
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| Peripheral Nervous System Disease |
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| Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
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| Renal Cell Carcinoma, Nonpapillary |
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| Asthma |
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| Pancreatic Cancer |
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| Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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| Brain Glioblastoma Multiforme |
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| Burkitt Lymphoma |
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| Myeloma, Multiple |
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| Glioblastoma |
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| Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome |
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| Osteogenic Sarcoma |
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| B-Cell Lymphoma |
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| Lymphoma |
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| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1 |
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| Esophageal Cancer |
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| Colon Adenocarcinoma |
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| Thyroid Gland Anaplastic Carcinoma |
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| Autonomic Nervous System Neoplasm |
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| Neuroblastoma |
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| Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic |
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| Kaposi Sarcoma |
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| Rhabdomyosarcoma |
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| High Grade Glioma |
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| T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
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| Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic |
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| Ras-Associated Autoimmune Leukoproliferative Disorder |
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| Lung Cancer Susceptibility 3 |
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| Robinow Syndrome, Autosomal Dominant 3 |
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| Herpes Simplex |
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| Eye Disease |
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| Adult Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
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| Melanoma |
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| Huntington Disease |
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| Ewing Sarcoma |
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| Tendinopathy |
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| Lymphoproliferative Syndrome |
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| Leukemia, Acute Myeloid |
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| Colorectal Cancer |
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| Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
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| Caspase 8 Deficiency |
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| Breast Cancer |
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| Gastric Cancer |
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| Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head And Neck |
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| Molluscum Contagiosum |
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| Lung Cancer |
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| Parkinson Disease, Late-Onset |
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| Multiple Sclerosis |
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| Nervous System Disease |
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| Clubfoot |
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| Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma |
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| Medulloblastoma |
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| Follicular Lymphoma |
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| Prostate Cancer |
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| Brain Cancer |
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| Bladder Cancer |
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| Ovarian Cancer |
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| Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia |
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| Pneumoconiosis |
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| Cowpox |
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| Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
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Orthologs Information
| Species | Symbol | Source | ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bos taurus | CASP8 | VGNC | VGNC:26784 |
| Felis catus | CASP8 | VGNC | VGNC:60384 |
| Mus musculus | CASP8 | MGD | MGI:1261423 |
| Canis familiaris | CASP8 | VGNC | VGNC:38736 |
| Macaca mulatta | CASP8 | VGNC | VGNC:70547 |
| Rattus norvegicus | CASP8 | RGD | RGD:620945 |
| Others | CASP8 | NCBI |