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Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome
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authored
[InstanceEdit:111451] Alnemri, E, 2004-02-17 00:23:30
catalystActivity
[CatalystActivity:204205] cysteine-type endopeptidase activity of Apoptosome [cytosol]
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:70101] cytosol
created
[InstanceEdit:111451] Alnemri, E, 2004-02-17 00:23:30
dbId
114252
displayName
Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-111459] Activation of caspases through apoptosome-mediated cleavage - Homo sapiens
followingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-9627104] XIAP binds CASP3 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-211219] Translocation of caspase-3 to the nucleus - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-202947] Caspase mediated cleavage of APC - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-201603] Caspase-mediated cleavage of PKC theta - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-202967] Caspase mediated cleavage of alpha-II-Fodrin - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-201639] Caspase-mediated cleavage of GAS2 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-202966] Caspase mediated cleavage of HIP-55 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-201622] Caspase-mediated cleavage of gelsolin - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-201608] Caspase-mediated cleavage of alpha adducin - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-201629] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Tau - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-201628] Caspase-mediated cleavage of vimentin at DSVD (85) - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-351877] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Desmoglein 2 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-202917] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Desmoglein 1 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-202939] Caspase-mediated cleavage of E-Cadherin - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-202969] Caspase mediated cleavage of beta-catenin - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-201631] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Desmoglein 3 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-201611] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Rock-1 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-212552] Caspase 3-mediated cleavage of PKC delta - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-201640] Caspase-mediated cleavage of farnesyltransferase/geranyl- geranyltransferase subunit alpha - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-351849] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Etk - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-202960] Caspase mediated cleavage of C-IAP1 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-201630] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Acinus - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-350651] Caspase-mediated cleavage of MASK - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-211651] Cleavage of PAK-2 at 212 - Homo sapiens
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-9647632] CASP3 cleaves GSDME - Homo sapiens
input
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-113592] ATP [cytosol]
[Complex:R-HSA-6804299] CASP3(1-277) dimer [cytosol]
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:141214] Cytochrome c and dATP-dependent formation of Apaf-1/caspase-9 complex initiates an apoptotic protease cascade.
[LiteratureReference:141215] An APAF-1.cytochrome c multimeric complex is a functional apoptosome that activates procaspase-9.
[LiteratureReference:6804302] Structural snapshots reveal distinct mechanisms of procaspase-3 and -7 activation
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:10829237] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-MMU-114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - Mus musculus
[Reaction:R-RNO-114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - Rattus norvegicus
[Reaction:R-CFA-114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-BTA-114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-SSC-114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-DRE-114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-XTR-114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - Xenopus tropicalis
[Reaction:R-GGA-114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-DME-114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - Drosophila melanogaster
output
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-29370] ADP [cytosol]
[Complex:R-HSA-350870] Caspase-3 [cytosol]
precedingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-114259] Cleavage of Procaspase?9 to caspase?9 - Homo sapiens
regulatedBy
[NegativeRegulation:9627060] Negative regulation by 'XIAP [cytosol]'
regulationReference
[RegulationReference:9641669] Negative regulation by 'XIAP [cytosol]' Regulation of the Apaf-1-caspase-9 apoptosome
releaseDate
2004-10-27
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:9620504] Matthews, Lisa, 2018-09-25
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-114252
summation
[Summation:212499] Caspases-3 and -7 are directly cleaved downstream of caspase...
updateTrackers
[UpdateTracker:9783866] Update Tracker - [Reaction:114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - v55:[addLiteratureReference, add_removeInput, add_removeOutput]
[UpdateTracker:9791800] Update Tracker - [Reaction:114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - v25:[addInput, addOutput]
[UpdateTracker:9778791] Update Tracker - [Reaction:114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - v67:[addRegulator]
[UpdateTracker:9792133] Update Tracker - [Reaction:114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - v23:[add_removeCatalystActivity]
[UpdateTracker:9792073] Update Tracker - [Reaction:114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - v24:[add_removeSummation]
Referrals
(precedingEvent)
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-9647632] CASP3 cleaves GSDME
[Reaction:R-HSA-9627104] XIAP binds CASP3
[Reaction:R-HSA-211651] Cleavage of PAK-2 at 212
[Reaction:R-HSA-211219] Translocation of caspase-3 to the nucleus
[Reaction:R-HSA-202947] Caspase mediated cleavage of APC
[Reaction:R-HSA-201603] Caspase-mediated cleavage of PKC theta
[Reaction:R-HSA-202967] Caspase mediated cleavage of alpha-II-Fodrin
[Reaction:R-HSA-201639] Caspase-mediated cleavage of GAS2
[Reaction:R-HSA-202966] Caspase mediated cleavage of HIP-55
[Reaction:R-HSA-201622] Caspase-mediated cleavage of gelsolin
[Reaction:R-HSA-201608] Caspase-mediated cleavage of alpha adducin
[Reaction:R-HSA-201629] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Tau
[Reaction:R-HSA-201628] Caspase-mediated cleavage of vimentin at DSVD (85)
[Reaction:R-HSA-351877] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Desmoglein 2
[Reaction:R-HSA-202917] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Desmoglein 1
[Reaction:R-HSA-202939] Caspase-mediated cleavage of E-Cadherin
[Reaction:R-HSA-202969] Caspase mediated cleavage of beta-catenin
[Reaction:R-HSA-201631] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Desmoglein 3
[Reaction:R-HSA-201611] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Rock-1
[Reaction:R-HSA-212552] Caspase 3-mediated cleavage of PKC delta
[Reaction:R-HSA-201640] Caspase-mediated cleavage of farnesyltransferase/geranyl- geranyltransferase subunit alpha
[Reaction:R-HSA-351849] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Etk
[Reaction:R-HSA-202960] Caspase mediated cleavage of C-IAP1
[Reaction:R-HSA-201630] Caspase-mediated cleavage of Acinus
[Reaction:R-HSA-350651] Caspase-mediated cleavage of MASK
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-111459] Activation of caspases through apoptosome-mediated cleavage
(updatedInstance)
[UpdateTracker:9783866] Update Tracker - [Reaction:114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - v55:[addLiteratureReference, add_removeInput, add_removeOutput]
[UpdateTracker:9791800] Update Tracker - [Reaction:114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - v25:[addInput, addOutput]
[UpdateTracker:9778791] Update Tracker - [Reaction:114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - v67:[addRegulator]
[UpdateTracker:9792133] Update Tracker - [Reaction:114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - v23:[add_removeCatalystActivity]
[UpdateTracker:9792073] Update Tracker - [Reaction:114252] Cleavage of Procaspase-3 by the apoptosome - v24:[add_removeSummation]
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