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Caspase 3: Overview, Enzymatic activity & Function

Caspase-3 is a caspase protein that interacts with caspase-8 and caspase-9. It is encoded by the CASP3 gene. CASP3 orthologs have been identified in numerous mammals for which complete genome data are available. Unique orthologs are also present in birds, lizards, lissamphibians, and teleosts.

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Caspase 3 topic overview

The analysis highlights Overview, Enzymatic activity and Function as prominent areas in the source structure around Caspase 3.

Related topics
61
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
67
Extracted relationships
151
Concept neighborhoods
23
Bridge connections
67

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 23 topics
Enzymatic activity · 10 topics
Function · 9 topics
Interactions · 9 topics
Regulation · 8 topics
Structure · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

3.4.22.56
Aliases
CASP3, CPP32, CPP32B, SCA-1, caspase 3
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1CP3, 1GFW, 1I3O, 1NME, 1NMQ, 1NMS, 1PAU, 1QX3, 1RE1, 1RHJ, 1RHK, 1RHM, 1RHQ, 1RHR, 1RHU, 2C1E, 2C2K, 2C2M,…
Band
8 B1.1|8 26.39 cM
Bgee
medial ganglionic eminence · barrel cortex · Rostral migratory stream · neural tube · trigeminal ganglion
BioGPS
More reference expression data

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Structure

Function

Enzymatic activity

Regulation

Interactions

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Caspase 3 connects Entity context

The extracted context around Caspase 3 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Caspase 3 → activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process, anterior neural tube closure, apoptotic DNA fragmentation, apoptotic process, apoptotic signaling pathway, aspartic-type endopeptidase activity, axonal fasciculation, B cell homeostasis, cell fate commitment, cellular response to DNA damage stimulus, cellular response to organic cyclic compound, cellular response to organic substance, cellular response to staurosporine, cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase inhibitor activity, cysteine-type endopeptidase activator activity involved in apoptotic process, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathway, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in execution phase of apoptosis, cysteine-type peptidase activity Another extracted example is Caspase 3 → Apaf-1, As, ATP, B-amyloid, Caspase-3, Garcinia, In, Mangosteen, One, The, These, This. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Caspase 3

Top relations

Gene ontology · 86
Caspase 3 → activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process, anterior neural tube closure, apoptotic DNA fragmentation, apoptotic process, apoptotic signaling pathway, aspartic-type endopeptidase activity, axonal fasciculation, B cell homeostasis, cell fate commitment, cellular response to DNA damage stimulus, cellular response to organic cyclic compound, cellular response to organic substance, cellular response to staurosporine, cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase inhibitor activity, cysteine-type endopeptidase activator activity involved in apoptotic process, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic signaling pathway, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in execution phase of apoptosis, cysteine-type peptidase activity
related to Activation · 12
Caspase 3 → Apaf-1, As, ATP, B-amyloid, Caspase-3, Garcinia, In, Mangosteen, One, The, These, This
Bgee · 10
Caspase 3 → barrel cortex, epiblast, granulocyte, medial ganglionic eminence, neural tube, renal corpuscle, Rostral migratory stream, superior cervical ganglion, tail of embryo, trigeminal ganglion
RNA expression pattern · 10
Caspase 3 → barrel cortex, epiblast, granulocyte, medial ganglionic eminence, neural tube, renal corpuscle, Rostral migratory stream, superior cervical ganglion, tail of embryo, trigeminal ganglion
related to External links · 6
Caspase 3 → Archived, C14, Caspase, The MEROPS, The Proteolysis Map-animation, Wayback MachineApoptosis
related to Substrate specificity · 4
Caspase 3 → Asp-x-x-Asp, Caspase, The C-terminal Asp, Under
related to Interactions · 2
Caspase 3 → CASP8NMT2CFLARDCCGroELHCLS1SurvivinTRAF3XIAPNFE2L2, Caspase
3.4.22.56 · 1
Caspase 3 → ↗
Aliases · 1
Caspase 3 → CASP3, CPP32, CPP32B, SCA-1, caspase 3
Available structures · 1
Caspase 3 → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1CP3, 1GFW, 1I3O, 1NME, 1NMQ, 1NMS, 1PAU, 1QX3, 1RE1, 1RHJ, 1RHK, 1RHM, 1RHQ, 1RHR, 1RHU, 2C1E, 2C2K, 2C2M,…

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

caspase-3 caspase protein caspases activation cell activity casp3 apoptosis acid apoptotic active aspartic caspase-9 gene orthologs role site cys-163 cleavage

Caspase 3 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 151 structured relationships around Caspase 3. Examples in this analysis include Caspase 3 → 3.4.22.56 → ↗ and Caspase 3 → Aliases → CASP3, CPP32, CPP32B, SCA-1, caspase 3. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Caspase 33.4.22.561.00infobox
Caspase 3AliasesCASP3, CPP32, CPP32B, SCA-1, caspase 31.00infobox
Caspase 3Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1CP3, 1GFW, 1I3O, 1NME, 1NMQ, 1NMS, 1PAU, 1QX3, 1RE1, 1RHJ, 1RHK, 1RHM, 1RHQ, 1RHR, 1RHU, 2C1E, 2C2K, 2C2M,…1.00infobox
Caspase 3Band8 B1.1|8 26.39 cM1.00infobox
Caspase 3Bgeemedial ganglionic eminence1.00infobox
Caspase 3Bgeebarrel cortex1.00infobox
Caspase 3BgeeRostral migratory stream1.00infobox
Caspase 3Bgeeneural tube1.00infobox
Caspase 3Bgeetrigeminal ganglion1.00infobox
Caspase 3Bgeerenal corpuscle1.00infobox
Caspase 3Bgeegranulocyte1.00infobox
Caspase 3Bgeetail of embryo1.00infobox
Caspase 3Bgeeepiblast1.00infobox
Caspase 3Bgeesuperior cervical ganglion1.00infobox
Caspase 3BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
Caspase 3Chr.Chromosome 8 (mouse)1.00infobox
Caspase 3DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
Caspase 3End47,092,724 bp1.00infobox
Caspase 3EnsemblENSG000001643051.00infobox
Caspase 3Entrez8361.00infobox
Caspase 3Enzyme activityEnzyme activityEC #BRENDAExPASyKEGGMetaCyc3.4.22.56↗↗↗↗1.00infobox
Caspase 3External IDsOMIM: 600636; MGI: 107739; GeneCards: CASP31.00infobox
Caspase 3Gene location (Mouse)Gene location (Mouse)Chr.Chromosome 8 (mouse)Band8 B1.1|8 26.39 cMStart47,070,326 bpEnd47,092,724 bp1.00infobox
Caspase 3Gene ontologycysteine-type peptidase activity1.00infobox
Caspase 3Gene ontologypeptidase activity1.00infobox
Caspase 3Gene ontologyprotein binding1.00infobox
Caspase 3Gene ontologyphospholipase A2 activator activity1.00infobox
Caspase 3Gene ontologycyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase inhibitor activity1.00infobox
Caspase 3Gene ontologycysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process1.00infobox
Caspase 3Gene ontologycysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in execution phase of apoptosis1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Caspase 3 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Activity, Protein and Specificity. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Caspase 3
    • Activity
    • Protein
    • Specificity
    • Xiap
    • Caspase-3
    • Activation
    • Inhibitor
    • Zymogen
    • Casp3
    • Caspase-9
    • Apoptotic
    • Apoptosis
  • caspase 3
    • Activity
    • Protein
    • Specificity
    • Xiap
    • Caspase-3
    • Activation
    • Inhibitor
    • Zymogen
    • Casp3
    • Caspase-9
    • Apoptotic
    • Apoptosis
  • caspase
    • Activity
    • Protein
    • Specificity
    • Xiap
    • Caspase-3
    • Activation
    • Inhibitor
    • Zymogen
    • Casp3
    • Caspase-9
    • Apoptotic
    • Apoptosis
  • cell apoptosis
    • Apoptotic
    • Activated
    • Cellular
    • Death
    • Dna
    • Inactive
    • Inhibitor
    • Protease
    • Function
    • Xiap
    • Zymogen
    • Role
  • aspartic acid
    • Aspartic
    • Peptide
    • Cleavage
    • Protease
    • Residue
    • Protein
    • Caspases
    • Casp3
    • Active
    • Inactive
    • Two
    • Bp
  • glutamic acid
    • Aspartic
    • Peptide
    • Protease
    • Protein
    • Cleavage
    • Residue
    • Casp3
    • Caspases
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Inhibitor
    • Involved
  • zymogen
    • Activity
    • Activated
    • Cellular
    • Dna
    • Apoptotic
    • Caspase-3
    • Cell
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Inactive
    • Inhibitor
    • Involved
  • caspase 7
    • Activity
    • Protein
    • Specificity
    • Xiap
    • Caspase-3
    • Activation
    • Inhibitor
    • Zymogen
    • Casp3
    • Caspase-9
    • Apoptotic
    • Apoptosis

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Caspase 3, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Caspase 3 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Caspase 3Overview · splits 44 ⟂ 24
Caspase 3Enzymatic activity · splits 57 ⟂ 11
Caspase 3Function · splits 58 ⟂ 10
Caspase 3Interactions · splits 58 ⟂ 10
Caspase 3Regulation · splits 59 ⟂ 9
Caspase 3Structure · splits 65 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Caspase 3

Nodes68
Edges67
Triples151
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029412
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Caspase 3 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Overview, Enzymatic activity & Function, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Caspase 3 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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