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Short for cysteine-aspartic acid protease.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
caspase
Today it means: Any of several intracellular proteolytic enzymes that mediate apoptosis and pyroptosis. Full definition →
Today it means: Any of several intracellular proteolytic enzymes that mediate apoptosis and pyroptosis. Full definition →
Short for cysteine-aspartic acid protease.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.