MeSH definition : A family of intracellular signaling adaptor proteins that contain caspase activation
and recruitment domains. Proteins that contain this domain play a role in APOPTOSIS-related
signal transduction by associating with other CARD domain-containing members and in
activating INITIATOR CASPASES that contain CARD domains within their N-terminal pro-domain
region.; A family of intracellular signaling adaptor proteins that contain CASPASE ACTIVATION
AND RECRUITMENT DOMAINS (CARD). They play a role in APOPTOSIS-related signal transduction
by associating with other CARD domain-containing members and activating INITIATOR
CASPASES that contain CARD domains within their N-terminal pro-domain region.;
MeSH synonym : caspase activation and recruitment domain signaling proteins;
A family of intracellular signaling adaptor proteins that contain caspase activation
and recruitment domains. Proteins that contain this domain play a role in APOPTOSIS-related
signal transduction by associating with other CARD domain-containing members and in
activating INITIATOR CASPASES that contain CARD domains within their N-terminal pro-domain
region. A family of intracellular signaling adaptor proteins that contain CASPASE ACTIVATION
AND RECRUITMENT DOMAINS (CARD). They play a role in APOPTOSIS-related signal transduction
by associating with other CARD domain-containing members and activating INITIATOR
CASPASES that contain CARD domains within their N-terminal pro-domain region.