cysteine-type endopeptidase activator activity involved in apoptotic process [GO_0008656]

Binds to and increases the rate of proteolysis catalyzed by a cysteine-type endopeptidase involved in the apoptotic process.

cysteine-type endopeptidase activator activity involved in apoptotic process

ID: GO_0008656

Class

Binds to and increases the rate of proteolysis catalyzed by a cysteine-type endopeptidase involved in the apoptotic process.

Examples of this are 1) granzymes that may bind to initiator caspases and cleave them, and 2) already active caspases, e.g. caspase 9, that cleave effector caspases.

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caspase activator activity broad synonym