Gene Information
Gene NameCASP6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length293
Protein NamesCaspase-6 (CASP-6) (CSP-6) (EC 3.4.22.59) (Apoptotic protease Mch-2) [Cleaved into: Caspase-6 subunit p18 (Caspase-6 subunit p20); Caspase-6 subunit p11 (Caspase-6 subunit p10)]
Target Namecaspase 6 messenger rna
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000138794 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP55212
Gene CardCASP6
Uniprot IDP55212
PfamNA
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000192075)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CASP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CASP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CASP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CASP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Casp6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CASP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Casp6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CASP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCASP3, CASP7, CASP8
ParalogsPYCARD, CASP14, CASP8, CASP2, CFLAR, CASP10, CARD18, CASP9, CASP1, CARD16, CASP5, CASP4, CASP3, CASP7, PYDC1, CASP12
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2WDP  (X-ray  1.95A  3K7E  (X-ray  3.00A  3NKF  (X-ray  2.90A  3NR2  (X-ray  2.90A  3OD5  (X-ray  1.60A  3P45  (X-ray  2.53A  3P4U  (X-ray  1.90A  3QNW  (X-ray  2.65A  3S70  (X-ray  1.62A  3S8E  (X-ray  2.88A  3V6L  (X-ray  2.20A  3V6M  (X-ray  2.69A  4EJF  (X-ray  2.65A  4FXO  (X-ray  2.85A  4HVA  (X-ray  2.07A  4IYR  (X-ray  2.70A  4N5D  (X-ray  2.06A  4N6G  (X-ray  2.14A  4N7J  (X-ray  1.67A  4N7M  (X-ray  2.12A  4NBK  (X-ray  1.94A  4NBL  (X-ray  1.76A  4NBN  (X-ray  1.75A  6DEU  (X-ray  2.80A  6DEV  (X-ray  2.35A 
DBSNP rs11574697  rs5030674  rs5030593 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27911442}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27911442}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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