| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAGUCAUCUCUGUUCUGCUUUAGGAGUAAAGUUUACCCUGCAGUUCCUU… | 2677 nt | 0.4247 | |
| AGACGUUUGCUCUUGUCUUAGAUGCUCAGAUGGUAGUGGAUAGGCCUGU… | 2452 nt | 0.4164 | |
| AGACGUUUGCUCUUGUCUUAGAUGCUCAGAUGGUAGUGGAUAGGCCUGU… | 2407 nt | 0.4163 | |
| GAGUCAUCUCUGUUCUGCUUUAGGAGUAAAGUUUACCCUGCAGUUCCUU… | 2449 nt | 0.4161 | |
| CUGUUUCACCUUGUGUCUGAGCUGGUCUGAAGGCUGGUUGUUCAGACUG… | 2507 nt | 0.4276 | |
| AGACGUUUGCUCUUGUCUUAGAUGCUCAGAUGGUAGUGGAUAGGCCUGU… | 2212 nt | 0.4096 | |
| AGACGUUUGCUCUUGUCUUAGAUGCUCAGAUGGUAGUGGAUAGGCCUGU… | 2594 nt | 0.4171 | |
| AGACGUUUGCUCUUGUCUUAGAUGCUCAGAUGGUAGUGGAUAGGCCUGU… | 2263 nt | 0.4132 | |
| AGACGUUUGCUCUUGUCUUAGAUGCUCAGAUGGUAGUGGAUAGGCCUGU… | 2568 nt | 0.4186 | |
| AGACGUUUGCUCUUGUCUUAGAUGCUCAGAUGGUAGUGGAUAGGCCUGU… | 2757 nt | 0.4247 |
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 composed of a prodomain, a large protease subunit, and a small protease subunit. Activation of caspases requires proteolytic processing at conserved internal aspartic residues to generate a heterodimeric enzyme consisting of the large and small subunits. This protein is involved in the programmed cell death induced by Fas and various apoptotic stimuli. The N-terminal FADD-like death effector domain of this protein suggests that it may interact with Fas-interacting protein FADD. This protein was detected in the insoluble fraction of the affected brain region from Huntington disease patients but not in those from normal controls, which implicated the role in neurodegenerative diseases. Many alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described, although not all variants have had their full-length sequences determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] CIViC Summary for CASP8 Gene
A study in human cadavers demonstrated that the CASP8 was downregulated (-371.5393 fold) in decaying liver tissues compared to a 6-hour control, as part of the apoptotic thanatotranscriptome where pro-apoptotic caspases were upregulated and anti-apoptotic genes were downregulated over postmortem intervals up to 48 hours [Javan et al. DOI:10.1007/S12024-015-9704-6]. In a separate investigation of sepsis in humans and mice, the CASP8 was identified as a diagnostic marker and was downregulated in sepsis in the GSE65682 dataset [Sun et al. DOI:10.3389/fgene.2024.1389630]. A study in rats demonstrated that the CASP8 mRNA level significantly increased 1.8-fold on day 5 post-wounding, with protein positivity by immunohistochemistry showing 10-30% positive cells on day 5, indicating its time-dependent expression is useful for wound age estimation [Akar et al. DOI:10.1515/tjb-2017-0131].