| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGACCCUUGCUGCGGAGCGACGGAGAGAGACUGUGCCAGUCCCAGCCGC… | 2344 nt | 0.4279 | |
| AUCUCCACCAGCAAGCUGGGCUGCUGGGUGGGUACUUCCUUCAAAGCUG… | 2433 nt | 0.4353 | |
| CCCGCGCGCGGGCUCAACUUUGUAGAGCGAGGGGCCAACUUGGCAGAGC… | 2638 nt | 0.4507 | |
| ACUUCCUGUCGUCGCAGAGCACAGCCUAGUUCUGAUGCAGAGGGGACUG… | 2236 nt | 0.4191 | |
| AUCUCCACCAGCAAGCUGGGCUGCUGGGUGGGUACUUCCUUCAAAGCUG… | 2464 nt | 0.4355 | |
| AGACCCUUGCUGCGGAGCGACGGAGAGAGACUGUGCCAGUCCCAGCCGC… | 2451 nt | 0.4317 | |
| AGACCCUUGCUGCGGAGCGACGGAGAGAGACUGUGCCAGUCCCAGCCGC… | 2418 nt | 0.4305 | |
| AUCUCCACCAGCAAGCUGGGCUGCUGGGUGGGUACUUCCUUCAAAGCUG… | 2399 nt | 0.4414 |
This gene encodes a member of the cysteine-aspartic acid protease (caspase) family. Sequential activation of caspases plays a central role in the execution-phase of cell apoptosis. Caspases exist as inactive proenzymes which undergo proteolytic processing at conserved aspartic residues to produce two subunits, large and small, that dimerize to form the active enzyme. The precursor of the encoded protein is cleaved by caspase 3 and 10, is activated upon cell death stimuli and induces apoptosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2012]
A study in human cadavers demonstrated that mRNA remains stable in liver tissue up to 48 hours postmortem, enabling thanatotranscriptome analysis [Javan et al. DOI:10.1007/S12024-015-9704-6]. A study in rats demonstrated that the CASP7 is an effector caspase activated during apoptosis [Akar et al. DOI:10.1515/tjb-2017-0131].