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Calpain-1 cleaves and activates caspase-7.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 11 Sept 2009
Gafni Juliette, Cong Xin, Chen Sylvia F, Gibson Bradford W, Ellerby Lisa M
Abstract excerpt
Caspase-7 is an executioner caspase that plays a key role in apoptosis, cancer, and a number of neurodegenerative diseases. The mechanism of caspase-7 activation by granzyme B and caspase-3 has been well characterized. However, whether other proteases such as calpains activate or inactivate caspa...
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