Caspase 6

"Caspase 6" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A short pro-domain caspase that plays an effector role in APOPTOSIS. It is activated by INITIATOR CASPASES such as CASPASE 7; CASPASE 8; and CASPASE 10. Isoforms of this protein exist due to multiple alternative splicing of its MESSENGER RNA.

Descriptor ID	D053178
MeSH Number(s)	D08.811.277.656.262.500.126.350.600 D08.811.277.656.300.200.126.350.600 D12.644.360.075.405.350.600 D12.776.476.075.405.350.600
Concept/Terms	Caspase 6 Caspase 6 Caspase-6

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Caspase 6".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Hydrolases [D08.811.277]
Peptide Hydrolases [D08.811.277.656]
Cysteine Proteases [D08.811.277.656.262]
Cysteine Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.262.500]
Caspases [D08.811.277.656.262.500.126]
Caspases, Effector [D08.811.277.656.262.500.126.350]
Caspase 6 [D08.811.277.656.262.500.126.350.600]
Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.300]
Cysteine Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.300.200]
Caspases [D08.811.277.656.300.200.126]
Caspases, Effector [D08.811.277.656.300.200.126.350]
Caspase 6 [D08.811.277.656.300.200.126.350.600]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.644.360]
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins [D12.644.360.075]
Caspases [D12.644.360.075.405]
Caspases, Effector [D12.644.360.075.405.350]
Caspase 6 [D12.644.360.075.405.350.600]
Proteins [D12.776]
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.776.476]
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins [D12.776.476.075]
Caspases [D12.776.476.075.405]
Caspases, Effector [D12.776.476.075.405.350]
Caspase 6 [D12.776.476.075.405.350.600]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Caspase 6".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Caspase 6".

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