Gene Information
Gene NameMCH5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length479
Protein NamesCaspase-8 (CASP-8) (EC 3.4.22.61) (Apoptotic cysteine protease) (Apoptotic protease Mch-5) (CAP4) (FADD-homologous ICE/ced-3-like protease) (FADD-like ICE) (FLICE) (ICE-like apoptotic protease 5) (MORT1-associated ced-3 homolog) (MACH) [Cleaved into: Caspase-8 subunit p18; Caspase-8 subunit p10]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ14790
Gene CardCASP8
Uniprot IDQ14790
PfamPF01335
In ASDyes
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1, isoform 5 and isoform 7 are expressed in a wide variety of tissues. Highest expression in peripheral blood leukocytes, spleen, thymus and liver. Barely detectable in brain, testis and skeletal muscle.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.449977(Rat);0.065841(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1F9E  (X-ray  2.90A  1I4E  (X-ray  3.00A  1QDU  (X-ray  2.80A  1QTN  (X-ray  1.20A  2C2Z  (X-ray  1.95A  2FUN  (X-ray  3.00A  2K7Z  (NMR  2Y1L  (X-ray  1.80A  3H11  (X-ray  1.90A  3KJN  (X-ray  1.80A  3KJQ  (X-ray  1.80A  4JJ7  (X-ray  1.18A  4PRZ  (X-ray  2.12A  4PS1  (X-ray  1.73A  4ZBW  (X-ray  2.20A  5H31  (X-ray  3.17A  5H33  (X-ray  3.60A  5JQE  (X-ray  3.16A  5L08  (EM  4.60A  6AGW  (X-ray  2.09A  6PX9  (X-ray  2.88A  7DEE  (NMR  7LVJ  (X-ray  1.50A  7LVM  (X-ray  1.47A 
DBSNP rs35976359  rs17860424  rs1045485 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JHX4}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JHX4}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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