APAF-1 Proteins and Enzymes

APAF-1, the human homolog of C. elegans CED-4, is a 130 kDa cytosolic protein that participates in the Cytochrome c-dependent activation of Caspase-3. The intrinsic Caspase activation pathway is activated by the release of mitochondrial Cytochrome c. This induces the cytosolic assembly of the apoptosome, a Caspase-activation complex involvin...