Cysteinyl aspartate-specific proteases (caspase) are correlated with maturation of cell factors and apoptosis, which showed a important role in singal transduction of apoptosis .

• 属于天冬-半胱氨酸特异性蛋白酶家族，它是一组与细胞因子成熟和细胞凋亡有关的蛋白酶，在细胞凋亡信号转导中具有重要作用。