Redox control of caspase-3 activity by thioredoxin and other reduced proteins.

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Caspases are cysteine proteinases that play a critical role in the execution phase of apoptosis. The active site cysteine residue must be reduced for caspase activity. Thioredoxins are redox proteins that catalyze the reduction of cysteine residues. We have examined the ability of various recombinant human thioredoxins to activate caspase-3. The EC(50) for caspase-3 activation by reduced thioredoxin-1 was 2.5...

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