NCIt definition : Caspase-5 (434 aa, 50 kDa) is encoded by the human CASP5 gene. This protein is involved
in both apoptosis and proteolysis.;
NCIt note : Caspases exist as inactive proenzymes which undergo proteolytic processing at conserved
aspartic residues to produce 2 subunits, large and small, that dimerize to form the
active enzyme.;