A short pro-domain caspase that plays an effector role in APOPTOSIS. It is activated by INITIATOR CASPASES such as CASPASE 3 and CASPASE 10. Several isoforms of this protein exist due to multiple alternative splicing of its MESSENGER RNA.
Also Known As:
Apoptotic Protease Mch-3; Caspase-7; ICE-Like Apoptotic Protease 3; Mch-3 Protease; Pro-caspase 7; Pro-caspase-7; Procaspase 7; Procaspase-7; Apoptotic Protease Mch 3; ICE Like Apoptotic Protease 3; Mch 3 Protease; Mch-3, Apoptotic Protease; Pro caspase 7; Protease Mch-3, Apoptotic; Protease, Mch-3