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Dcp-1 | Caspase-1 subunit p13; Death caspase-1 (Dcp-1) encodes an effector caspase that cleaves specific proteins during apoptosis. It typically acts downstream of the initiator caspase encoded by Dronc. It is also involved in non-apoptotic processes such as autophagy. (323 aa) | ||||
Sep4 | Septin 4, isoform A; Molecular adaptor activity; GTP binding; GTPase activity. It is involved in the biological process described with: cellular protein localization; cytoskeleton-dependent cytokinesis; Belongs to the TRAFAC class TrmE-Era-EngA-EngB-Septin-like GTPase superfamily. Septin GTPase family. (427 aa) | ||||
wgn | Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member wengen; Receptor for egr. Involved in induction of apoptosis by triggering JNK signaling. Mediates the tumor suppressor activity of egr which eliminates oncogenic cells from epithelia, thereby maintaining epithelial integrity. Following UV-induced epidermal damage, binds to egr released from apoptotic epidermal cells and plays a role in development of thermal allodynia, a responsiveness to subthreshold thermal stimuli which are not normally perceived as noxious. Together with Moe, involved in control of axon targeting of R8 and R2-R5 ph [...] (343 aa) | ||||
rpr | Cell death protein rpr; Reaper (rpr) encodes Reaper, Hid, Grim (RHG) protein. It contributes to the caspase dependent apoptosis by inhibiting the anti-apoptotic protein encoded by Diap1. (65 aa) | ||||
grim | Cell death protein Grim; Grim (grim) encodes a member of the inhibitor of apoptotic protein antagonists. In response to death signals, it induces apoptosis of cells in the central nervous system. It is important particularly for the apoptosis of specific juvenile neurons during metamorphosis. (138 aa) | ||||
hid | Cell death protein hid; Activator of apoptosis, with grim and rpr, that acts on the effector Dredd. Seems to act genetically upstream of baculoviral anti-apoptotic p35. Blocks Diap2 from binding and inactivating the effector caspase Drice. (410 aa) | ||||
Dronc | Caspase Nc subunit 1; Involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution. Effector of steroid-mediated apoptosis during insect metamorphosis. Overexpression promotes programmed cell death. Interaction with Diap1 is required to suppress Dronc-mediated cell death; via Diap1-mediated ubiquitination of Dronc. Rate-limiting caspase in rpr and hid death pathway. (450 aa) | ||||
Cyt-c-d | Cytochrome c-1; Electron carrier protein. The oxidized form of the cytochrome c heme group can accept an electron from the heme group of the cytochrome c1 subunit of cytochrome reductase. Cytochrome c then transfers this electron to the cytochrome oxidase complex, the final protein carrier in the mitochondrial electron-transport chain. (105 aa) | ||||
Cyt-c-p | Cytochrome c-2; Electron carrier protein. The oxidized form of the cytochrome c heme group can accept an electron from the heme group of the cytochrome c1 subunit of cytochrome reductase. Cytochrome c then transfers this electron to the cytochrome oxidase complex, the final protein carrier in the mitochondrial electron-transport chain. (108 aa) | ||||
Decay | Death executioner caspase related to Apopain/Yama (Decay) encodes one of the seven members of the caspase family of cysteine proteases. It has substrate specificity similar to the effector caspases encoded by Drice and Dcp-1; Belongs to the peptidase C14A family. (308 aa) | ||||
Det | GEO07887p1; Deterin (Det) encodes a component of the chromosomal passenger complex involved in regulation of apoptosis and cytokinesis. (153 aa) | ||||
Fadd | Fas-associated death domain protein; Component of the IMD signaling pathway and is required for the host defense against Gram-negative bacteria. Interacts with Dredd, promotes cleavage of Dredd and is necessary and sufficient for enhancing Dredd-induced apoptosis. (239 aa) | ||||
Atg6 | Beclin-1-like protein; Autophagy-related 6 (Atg6) encodes a component of the Vps34 complex that is required for the formation of PI3P, and functions in vesicle trafficking including autophagy and endocytosis. (422 aa) | ||||
Drice | Caspase subunit p12; Death related ICE-like caspase (Drice) encodes a major effector apoptotic caspase. It is essential for both developmental and damaged induced cell death, as well as several non-apoptotic vital cellular processes. It is activated by the product of Dark and the initiator caspase encoded by Dronc and is inhibited by the inhibitor of apoptosis encoded by Diap1; Belongs to the peptidase C14A family. (339 aa) | ||||
Debcl | Death executioner Bcl-2 (Debcl) encodes a pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family involved in programmed cell death. (300 aa) | ||||
Dark | Death-associated APAF1-related killer, isoform B; Death-associated APAF1-related killer (Dark) encodes an essential component of the apoptosome. The products of Dark and Dronc form a pivotal holoenzyme required for apoptotic cell death with the products of Dark acting as an adaptor of the multimeric complex. (1440 aa) | ||||
Diap2 | Death-associated inhibitor of apoptosis 2; Required for activation of NF-kappaB transcription factors in the immune deficiency (Imd) signaling cascade which is essential for innate immune responses upon infection by Gram-negative bacteria. Promotes cytoplasmic cleavage of Rel and its translocation to the nucleus where it drives expression of antimicrobial peptides. Binds, polyubiquitinates and activates Dredd which is required for Rel- mediated induction of antimicrobial peptides. Anti- apoptotic protein which binds, ubiquitinates and inactivates the effector caspase Drice. Suppresses [...] (498 aa) | ||||
Buffy | AT16536p; Buffy (Buffy) encodes one of the two Bcl-2 family members in Drosophila (the other being the product of Debcl). Its loss has been linked to altered energy metabolism in larvae. (299 aa) | ||||
Dredd | Caspase-8 subunit p10; Effector of the programmed cell death (PCD) activators rpr, grim and hid. May play an apoptotic role in the germline as well as soma. Fadd interacts with Dredd to promote cleavage of Dredd and is necessary and sufficient for enhancing Dredd-induced apoptosis. Plays a role in the innate immune response. Required for resistance to Gram-negative bacterial infection. Diap2-mediated ubiquitination of Dredd is critical for processing of imd and rel and the subsequent expression of antimicrobial genes such as DptA. Belongs to the peptidase C14A family. (494 aa) | ||||
bsk | Stress-activated protein kinase JNK; Responds to activation by environmental stress by phosphorylating a number of transcription factors, primarily components of AP-1 such as Jra and also the transcriptional repressor aop, and thus regulates transcriptional activity. Component of the immune response activated by bacterial infection, and is involved in wound healing and in dorsal closure, a morphogenetic movement during embryogenesis. Functions in the systematic response to wounding acting downstream of the Hayan-phenoloxidase PPO1 cascade. Exhibits cytoprotective activity in neuronal c [...] (372 aa) | ||||
HtrA2 | Serine protease HTRA2, mitochondrial, short; Serine protease that shows proteolytic activity against a non-specific substrate beta-casein. Promotes or induces cell death either by direct binding to and inhibition of BIRC proteins (also called inhibitor of apoptosis proteins, IAPs), leading to an increase in caspase activity, or by a BIRC inhibition-independent, caspase- independent and serine protease activity-dependent mechanism. Can antagonize antiapoptotic activity of th by directly inducing the degradation of th. (422 aa) | ||||
Bruce | BIR repeat containing ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (Bruce) encodes a BIR domain containing anti-apoptotic protein of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) protein family. It blocks apoptosis in part by binding to and ubiquitylating pro-apoptotic proteins such as the product of rpr. Bruce mutants are viable, but are vulnerable to apoptosis and show defects in spermatid differentiation. (4976 aa) | ||||
Diap1 | Death-associated inhibitor of apoptosis 1; Anti-apoptotic protein which functions as a caspase regulator, using its E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity to smother caspase activity. Binds, ubiquitinates and inactivates initiator caspase Dronc, and effector caspases Drice and Dcp-1. Acts as a Nedd8- E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase for Drice. Suppresses apoptosis by targeting the apoptosome for ubiquitination and inactivation. Plays an important role in cell motility. Overexpression suppresses rpr and hid- dependent cell death in the eye. Interaction of Diap1 with Dronc is required to suppre [...] (438 aa) |