Caspase-1
BE0000444ProteinHumansCASP1
Thiol protease involved in a variety of inflammatory processes by proteolytically cleaving other proteins, such as the precursors of the inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1 beta (IL1B) and interleukin 18 (IL18) as well as the pyroptosis inducer... It is acted on by 13 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- CASP1
- UniProtKB entry
- P29466Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cytoplasm
- Residues / weight
- 404 residues · 45,158 Da
- Also known as
- 3.4.22.36 · CASP-1 · ICE · IL-1 beta-converting enzyme · IL-1BC
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Caspase-1, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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