Cysteine proteases from the Asclepiadaceae plants latex exhibited thrombin and plasmin like activities

H V Shivaprasad1, M Riyaz, R Venkatesh Kumar

  • 1Department of Studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, India.

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Caspases

Caspase, a family of cysteine proteases, serve as effectors in apoptosis. The ced3 gene in C.elegans was first identified to be involved in apoptosis. This gene encodes the ced-3 caspase that is similar to the interleukin-1-beta converting enzyme or ICE in mammals. In addition to apoptosis, caspases also function in the inflammatory response. Inflammatory caspases are essential in activating pro-inflammatory cytokines that recruit immune cells and block the replication of pathogens inside cells.