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Found at high concentrations in the brain and bordering tissues, Caspase-6 has been implicated in several neurological diseases including Alzheimer's and dementia. It's primarily involved in apoptosis through a largely ambiguous mechanism. It is classified as an [1]endopeptidase as it cleaves an internal peptide bond of its substrate. It has relatively low specificity in the binding site which allows for a variety of substrates, including other caspase enzymes to bind. Furthermore, it is a part of the cysteine aspartate family, which have these critical amino acid residues in the active site of the enzyme. Caspase-6 has both an inactive zinc-bound conformation and an active ligand-bound conformation, which are largely regulated by variations in zinc concentration.

Figure Legend

Function

Structure

Active Site

Zinc Exosite

Inhibition

Zinc Inhibition

Phosphorylation

Zymogen Activation

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