Gene Information
Gene NameCASP5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length434
Protein NamesCaspase-5 (CASP-5) (EC 3.4.22.58) (ICE(rel)-III) (Protease ICH-3) (Protease TY) [Cleaved into: Caspase-5 subunit p20; Caspase-5 subunit p10]
Target Namecaspase-5
Target TypePatented-recorded target
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000137757 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBP51878
Gene CardCASP5
Uniprot IDP51878
PfamPF00619
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.538274486)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CASP5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CASP5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPYCARD, CASP14, CASP8, CASP2, CASP6, CFLAR, CASP10, CARD18, CASP9, CASP1, CARD16, CASP3, CASP7, PYDC1, CASP12, CASP4
Tissueappendix, colon, duodenum, small.intestine, rectum
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in barely detectable amounts in most tissues except brain, highest levels being found in lung, liver and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7797592}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs45483102  rs1792778  rs3181320  rs45585331  rs507879  rs3181179  rs3181326  rs45464699  rs523104  rs45619739  rs45458695 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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