ASC2 Proteins and Enzymes

ASC2/POP1 is a PAAD domain only protein originally identified in a bioinformatics screen aimed at understanding molecular apoptosis mechanisms (Pawtokski et al, 2001; reviewed in Fabiola et al, 2006, and Mariathasan and Vuvic, 2003.). ASC2/POP1 has high amino acid sequence homology with ASC (64%), hence it was originally termed ASC2. The PAAD (also known as PYRIN) domain is a conserved sequence motif identified in more than 35 human proteins with putative functions in apoptosis and ...